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Anduril Buys Mini-Drone Maker Area-I

The new owners bring venture capital and software expertise to upgrade Area-I’s ALTIUS mini-drone, already a favorite in Army experiments with ‘Air-Launched Effects.’

EXCLUSIVE: Army Airpower To Strike Deep In EDGE21 Wargame

New drones – launched by helicopters in flight and built by the Pentagon's Strategic Capabilities Office – will reach out “hundreds of kilometers.” Marine F-35s, 82nd Airborne troops, and Special Ops will also participate in exercise EDGE21.

FVL: The Army’s 10-Year Plan For FARA Scout

The Army’s urgently developing new air-launched drones, long-range missiles, and electronic architecture to go on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft that Bell and Sikorsky are vying to build.

FVL: Attack Of The Drones

Before manned aircraft enter hostile airspace, three different types of drones – long-range, tactical, and miniaturized – will rip open the seams in the enemy’s defenses.

FVL: Next Steps For UH-60 & Shadow Replacements In ‘Weeks’

How can Army accelerate its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft when one leading contender started flight tests just seven days ago?

Killer Angel On Your Shoulder: Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft

Manned air and ground forces would work together and protect each other along the front line, while relatively expendable drones and missiles go deep into enemy airspace.

Artillery, Drones, Missiles Will Help FVL Penetrate Air Defenses: FVL CFT

All this technology serves a new concept of operations for defeating dense advanced air defenses of the kind Russia and China are both building for themselves and selling abroad.