Northrop pitches UVision Hero loitering munition variant for US Army Future Vertical Lift
By Garrett Reim2021-03-11T00:44:00+00:00 Northrop Grumman plans to pitch the US Army on an air-launched effect variant of the UVision Hero family of loitering munitions. The air-launched effect, called Hero ALE, is intended for use with the service’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft, including its next-generation utility and scouting rotorcraft. The US Army is pushing development of air-launched effects as a sort of general-purpose drone that could carry reconnaissance, electronic warfare or loitering munition payloads. Source: Northrop Grumman Hero-400EC upon which the Hero ALE is based...
Source: flightglobal.com