U.S. Army Speeds up Drone Buying by Asking Soldiers What Works
Soldiers chose up to two Group 2 reconnaissance drones each after a weeklong hands-on evaluation, officials said, as the Army speeds fielding through its UAS Marketplace.
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Ukraine, Russia and China are All Ahead of the US Army on Drone Weapons. That’s About to Change Real Fast
The Army's fiscal 2027 procurement documents state that battalion-and-below unmanned aircraft will be bought based on soldier demand, with a base procurement quantity of 590 systems. The same documents describe efforts to expand domestic drone manufacturing capacity. It is a departure from a system that normally decides what units receive before they ask.
U.S. Army speeds up drone buying by asking soldiers what works
Soldiers from two of the U.S. Army’s most closely watched combat divisions spent a week at an Alabama training range flying different drones head to head, then got to pick which ones actually make it into their units, according to a report from the Army’s Capability Program Executive Aviation. The evaluation, held at Clarke Range […]
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