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US Army heads into future tactical unmanned aircraft rodeo next month
By: Jen Judson   1 day ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is heading into a culminating event used to evaluate four different unmanned aircraft systems capable of replacing the service’s current tactical UAS — the Textron-made Shadow.
The service will hold a “rodeo†at Fort Benning, Georgia, the last week of February through the first week of March where all five of the Brigade Combat Teams which spent the last year evaluating Future Tactical UAS systems will be represented, Brig. Gen. Wally Rugen, who is in charge of Army aviation modernization, told Defense News in a recent interview.
The Army selected four UAS in 2019 as candidates to replace the Shadow. Each candidate would undergo soldier assessments to help inform requirements for a FTUAS capability that would fit into a future vertical lift ecosystem to include new helicopters and other air-launched effects.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/01/29/us-army-heads-into-future-tactical-unmanned-aircraft-rodeo-next-month/
