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Army Selects AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 Drone For First Increment Of Future Tactical UAS Program

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Army Selects AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 Drone For First Increment Of Future Tactical UAS Program
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 has awarded AeroVironment [AVAV] an $8 million deal to provide its JUMP 20 drone for the first increment of the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program to find a replacement for the service's RQ-7B Shadow system. AeroVironment will deliver one system consisting of six air vehicles, ground data terminals and ground control stations for FTUAS Inc. 1, with options to potentially procure seven additional systems, as the Army looks to field the capability to meet an immediate…

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