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Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

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Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes

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

The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems [TXT] and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the service said on Tuesday. The update on the latest FTUAS milestones arrives as the two firms continue prototype development ahead of delivering production-representative test systems to the Army and the service’s plans to potentially move into procurement in 2026. “Each vendor will continue prototype development, incorporate feedback and lessons learned…

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