AUSA 2021: AeroVironment vies for FTUAS

13th October 2021 - 15:15 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

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The US Army plans to procure a Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) to replace the Textron RQ-7B Shadow tactical UAV currently in service with its Brigade Combat Teams.

One of the contenders for FTUAS is AeroVironment with its JUMP 20 system; in this video, the company's business development director Tracy Stapleton discusses some of the features of this UAV and its progress to date in FTUAS assessments.

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