October 15, 2020
The U.S. Army's Grand Experiment: Putting Guns on Small Drones
“We are looking right now at a remotely operated single-shot weapon which looks like a pen,†Col. Sam Edwards, Director of Robotics Requirements, Capability Development Integration Directorate, Ft. Benning, Ga., told The National Interest in an interview.
by Kris Osborn
The Army is experimenting with arming small, soldier-operated drones with guns to shoot enemy targets with either a 9mm pistol or tiny ink-pen-like gun barrel mounted on.
“We are looking right now at a remotely operated single-shot weapon which looks like a pen,†Col. Sam Edwards, Director of Robotics Requirements, Capability Development Integration Directorate, Ft. Benning, Ga., told The National Interest in an interview.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-armys-grand-experiment-putting-guns-small-drones-170718
