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Army Awards L3 Contract For Improved Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming Hardware

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

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The Army is moving ahead with an effort to team unmanned aircraft with the AH-64 Apache gunship, awarding $97 million in contracts to L3 Technologies [LLL] for improved communication and control systems.L3 received the contracts as part of the Army’s Apache Manned/Unmanned Teaming – eXpanded Capabilities (MUMT-X) helicopter program. The Army is teaming Apaches with Textron Inc.'s [TXT] RQ-7 Shadow and General Atomics' MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to expand the manned platform’s information-gathering capabilities on reconnaissance missions.By enabling communications and data teaming between manned…

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