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150U Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Technician

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Overview

An Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Technician supervises TUAV operations, including mission planning, payload operation, launching, and recovery. The technician also oversees remote piloting during these operations.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Airspace deconfliction and frequency spectrum management
  • Electronic warfare and counter-UAS integration
  • UAS logistics and lifecycle management

Civilian Career Paths

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Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator

Army UAS operations, safety oversight, and robotics and autonomous systems integration transfer to civilian flight operations and autonomy-test support.

How to prepare: Practice tactical FPV flight under supervision and document test observations for engineering feedback. Flights under Part 107 require an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate; the cited LMI opening requires on-site work at Fort Bragg, NC, and an active Secret clearance.

What the civilian work involves
  • Tactical FPV flight execution
  • Autonomy testing and human-machine teaming
  • Rapid capability iteration with engineers and developers

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Remote Pilot

    Support civilian small-UAS flight work under Part 107.

    Eligibility and preparation: First-time applicants must be at least 16, be able to read, speak, write, and understand English, be physically and mentally able to fly safely, and pass the UAG exam. The FAA also provides an existing-pilot route for Part 61 certificate holders who completed a flight review within the previous 24 months.

    For: Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator

Notes & Sources

  • FAA Remote Pilot Certificate holders must complete online recurrent training every 24 calendar months to maintain aeronautical knowledge recency.
Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. USAREC: 150U Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Operations Technician, Warrant Officer Prerequisites and Duty Description

    [1] Duties and Preferred qualifications (Minimum plus); page Last Updated 01 November 2023; official page retrieved through https://r.jina.ai/

    Supports: Airspace deconfliction and frequency spectrum management, Electronic warfare and counter-UAS integration, UAS logistics and lifecycle management, Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator

  2. LMI: Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator, Fort Bragg, NC (active Secret clearance required)

    [2] Posting description and role bullets; posting rechecked 2026-09-23

    Supports: Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator

  3. FAA: Become a Certificated Remote Pilot

    [3] First-Time Pilots, Eligibility, and Existing Part 61 Certificate Holders sections; page last updated June 9, 2026

    Supports: Drone Pilot / Autonomy Test Operator, Remote Pilot

    [4]COOL credential mapping: Remote Pilot · 150U cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Remote Pilot

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