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New requirements, changes to FLRAA production and the top news from AUSA [VIDEO]

Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta and Ashley Roque run through the top news of AUSA day 1 and preview day 2 of the show.

AUSA 2024 — The annual Association of the US Army conference is underway in Washington, and the Breaking Defense team is on the ground covering every bit of news to come out of service and industry leadership.

Above, Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta and Ashley Roque walk you through the top news from day one, and preview day two of the show.

As always, lock in on our coverage of the show by clicking here, and check back tomorrow for another video roundup.

PHOTOS: AUSA 2024

PHOTOS: AUSA 2024

At AUSA 2024, land vehicle giant AM General rolled its HUMVEE 2-CT Hawkeye MHS, featuring a howitzer launcher on a hummer. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Ammo handling specialists Nobles Worldwide brought its closed loop, linkless ammunition handling system to AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
IEC Infrared Systems's Lycan counter-UAS system gazes out at attendees at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Australian firm EOS was at AUSA 2024, here displaying its Slinger kinetic counter-drone system. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Defense start-up Anduril makes a wide range of products and at AUSA 2024, including his platform from its "family of autonomous systems and Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) systems powered by Lattice and AI at the edge." (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Aimlock, which develops "semi-autonomous precision auto-targeting systems" attached a 12-guage shotgun on a ground robotic vehicle at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Connecticut-based Kaman Corporation offers unmanned cargo copters, as seen on the show floor at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Defense giant Northrop Grumman shows off its Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS), which the company says is designed to work in GPS-denied environments. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Taiwanese Thunder Tiger displayed an unmanned surface vessel, Seashark, at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Northrop Grumman shows off its Bushmaster chain gun at AUSA 2024. The company launched a new Bushmaster M230LF (Link Fed) dual-feed chain gun, designed to neutralize UAS and ground threats, with the manufacturer targeting export customers for future orders. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
It's less ominous than it looks: Avon Protection's Core Intelligent undersuit and MCM100 Multi-Role Military Diving Rebreather are marketed on the show floor to help military divers keep warm under the water. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
Edge Autonomy shows off its E140Z camera, part of its Octopus surveillance suite. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
Flyer Defense shows off its Flyer 72 vehicle at AUSA 2024. Selected by SOCOM, the company says it is capable of internal transport in the CH-47 and C-130 aircraft. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
The Kongsberg Protector RS6 is a Remote Weapon System for low-recoil 30mm cannons. The company says it will be able to equip other weapons in the future. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
Bell helicopters showed off a number of items on the show floor. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
One of BAE's two AMPV varients on the show floor at AUSA 2024, this one sports the company's Modular Turreted Mortar System. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Oshkosh Defense displays its Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROUGE-Fires) on the floor at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
A Leondardo extended mast surveillance system ready to roll into position at AUSA 2024. (Breaking Defense)
Allison Transmission eGen Power motor on display at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
Leidos's Airshield counter-UAS system sits at the company's booth at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
BAE's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) with a 30mm gun on display at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
A heavily armed next-gen tactical vehicle on display from GM Defense at AUSA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
At AUSA 2024, Rohde & Schwarz displays a mobile signals system known as SigBadger. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)