As the Army assesses competitors to replace its reliable-but-noisy RQ-7 Shadow reconnaissance drone, it's putting some through their paces at the sprawling Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Textron's ...

The Army Program Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems has awarded AAI a $358 million contract award to furnish a fleet of 45 upgraded RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems that will be used ...

Seeking a new design replacement for the currently serving Textron RQ-7B Shadow uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), the US Army has winnowed the field of competitors down from five bids to just two. The ...

US Army soldiers testing four Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) demonstrators at a “Rodeo” test event at Fort Benning, Georgia are pleased with initial results. That is according to ...

Cavalry Division soldiers tested the system during an exercise at Fort Hood, marking the first time it was live-fired on the ...

The US Army has selected Northrop Grumman and Shield AI to take part in the Increment 2 competition for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS), as reported by Interesting Engineering. A ...

Sikorsky has flown a 115-lb., 10.5-ft.-span all-electric subscale prototype, now named the Nomad 50, and is testing the ...

The Nomad family of drones will be based off the novel rotor blown wing VTOL UAS which Sikorsky has been developing and testing. Sikorsky has announced a ...

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Members of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Oct. 24, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The ...

As the Army assesses competitors to replace its reliable-but-noisy RQ-7 Shadow reconnaissance drone, it's putting some through their paces at the sprawling Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Textron's ...