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Army

After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

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After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones

The Textron Aerosonde 4.8 HQ during the FTUAS Flight Demonstration. Photo: Army PEO Aviation

After cancelling the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the Army plans to begin procuring initial brigade-level unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities in fiscal year 2026 to address its requirement to field a Shadow drone replacement. Col. Nick Ryan, director of the Army Capability Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, told reporters on Tuesday that both Textron Systems [TXT] and Griffon Aerospace, the two competitors for the axed FTUAS effort, were invited to compete for the brigade UAS directed requirement opportunity. “The…

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