Amid shakeup, Army plans to replace Gray Eagle and Shadow drones
After the Army Transformation Initiative shook up drone plans, the service wants a replacement for older Gray Eagles in 2028 and the Shadow in 2026, according to a service official.
DIU shakes up Blue UAS process, enlisting third-party vendors for compliance checks
“We anticipate that hundreds of companies will apply for verification,” a DIU spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
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Army general says deep aviation cuts aren’t set in stone, might ‘walk something back’
“A lot of the reasons that we're making decisions are because of political change. That's the reality of our governmental system," said Maj. Gen. Clair Gill. "And so we might be moving down a path for a couple years, and things change. The world changes. Wars happen.”
Army Vice to aviation community: Cuts hurt, but ‘not making them would hurt more’
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to receive FLRAA, said Gen. James Mingus.
Army eyeing commercial drones as Shadow ‘gap’ filler
“Our units have no assets and no capability to to train with right now, to learn with, to build TTPs with. We started thinking outside the box,” Col. Nick Ryan told Breaking Defense.
Army planning consolidation roadmap for loitering munitions and small drones
Army acquisition head Doug Bush said he and Army Futures Command head Gen. James Rainey expect to have a plan rolled out sometime this summer.
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Army picks Griffon, Textron to proceed with RQ-7B Shadow replacement competition
The Army's FTUAS Increment 2 downselect means three teams will not move forward, including AeroVironment that provided the interim solution with its Jump 20 system.
US Army picks 5 companies to compete for RQ-7B Shadow replacement
The service is breaking up the FTUAS Inc 2 program into five development stages.
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A VTOL system with no stick or rudder plus beyond line-of-sight ISR meets the demands of the UAE and its Middle East neighbors.
SNC buys drone firm Volansi, will produce new systems in house
SNC bought the firm in part to continue competing for the Army's Future Tactical Unmanned Systems Increment 2 program.
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AeroVironment wins first increment of Army’s future tactical drone competition
The Army will ship AeroVironment's JUMP 20 to a brigade to meet an immediate operational need to replace RQ-7 Shadow. The service is holding a separate competitive rapid prototyping effort for increment two.
Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone
“I think it's unanimous from all the soldiers involved that we got this one right,” said the Army’s project manager for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System. Manned aircraft, FARA and FLRAA, are also moving out sharply.
FTUAS: Army Blown Away By New Drones (In Rain)
“Shadow could never fly in this type of moisture, couldn’t even come close,” Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen said, but all four FTUAS candidates made it through the rain. The formal Army Requirements Oversight Council process begins in weeks.