Army Wants Air-Launched Drones to Do Recon for Futuristic Combat Helicopters
18 Aug 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
The Army wants ideas from defense firms on air-launched drones that can recon enemy air defenses and even deceive adversaries while working with the service's futuristic helicopters from its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort.
The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) recently released a request for information on Air Launch Effects (ALE) designed to team with the new Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) that the service is developing to replace the retired OH-58 Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter and some AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
The future battlefield presents a "highly lethal and complex set of traditional and non-traditional targets," according to the Aug. 12 solicitation.
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