Robinson Helicopter launches unmanned division, envisions next-gen helo drones
The company will absorb Ascent Aerosystems, maker of small drones already invovled in a DoD competition.
The company will absorb Ascent Aerosystems, maker of small drones already invovled in a DoD competition.
The DoD is about to choose the winners from its "Gauntlet" unmanned exercise and provide successful systems to military units "over the next five months," a DoD official said.
After military operators fly the drones, the department plans to award deals totaling $150 million.