Unmanned aviation.

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* To boost the capabilities of unmanned aircraft, the Army identified three key areas where improved technology is needed: interoperability, sense-and-avoid devices and sensors that measure equipment deterioration.

Army leaders want to be able to fly UAVs from the cockpits of piloted aircraft, and they want ground stations that are compatible with more than one type of aircraft.

The second gap, sense-and-avoid technology, will be vital to the Army's plan to expand its unmanned fleet and be able to fly in domestic...