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Army

Army Seeing High Demand For New FTUAS Drone, FVL CFT Director Says

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 25th, 2022

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Army Seeing High Demand For New FTUAS Drone, FVL CFT Director Says

Specialist. Christopher McCoy assigned to 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, conducts an engine start on the JUMP 20 prior to a launch during the FTUAS capabilities assessment at Fort Riley, Kansas. Photo: DoD.

The Army’s lead official for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) development said Wednesday there is high demand for the service’s new Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS), including out of Europe. “I know the demand for FTUAS is high. We’ve had demand signal from Europe and all the things that are going on there. So, again, very proud that we started this program as early as we did, sensing the demand and then happy that we’re following through on that demand…

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