Early next year the Army is expected to bring unmanned aerial systems (UAS) controls into the AH-64D Apache Block II to increase situational awareness and shorten the sensor- to-shooter timeline, according to service officials. "We've already started to work Level II controls into the Apaches right now, Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, director of Army Aviation, said at a Nov. 2 roundtable. "We know how to do that. Now we're going to start looking at how fast we're going to be…
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