US Army's unmanned aircraft rodeo firms up requirements for Shadow replacement
US Army’s unmanned aircraft rodeo firms up requirements for Shadow replacement March 3 Soldiers check out Textron's Aerosonde HQ at the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System rodeo at Fort Benning, Georgia in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is putting the finishing touches on its requirements for a replacement for its Shadow unmanned aircraft system as it conducts a week-long rodeo with four tactical UAS that offer far greater capability than the decades old, runway-dependent, noisy and logistically burdensome system used today. The Future T...