Drone developed for small infantry units.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionTECH TALK - Unmanned aerial vehicle - Brief Article

A vertical launch unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to support infantry platoon and company operations recently twice negotiated a course of 10 waypoints in southern California. The ducted fan aircraft is being developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program.

Built by BAE Systems, this new multi-mission UAV will be proficient in "reconnaissance and surveillance, path-finding for friendly ground vehicles, maneuver force protection and targeting for non-line-of-sight fire operations," according to a company official.

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