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Army Starts First Soldier Assessment For Shadow Drone Replacement Program

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Army Starts First Soldier Assessment For Shadow Drone Replacement Program
Spc. Christopher McCoy assigned to 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, conducts an engine start on the Arcturus UAV JUMP 20 prior to a launch during the FTUAS capabilities assessment at Fort Riley, Kansas, April 8, 2020 (Photo Credit: Program Executive Office Aviation)

The Army has started the first soldier assessment for its RQ-7 Shadow drone replacement program, providing the Arcturus UAV JUMP 20 to a brigade combat team for a five-month evaluation. Officials said operational unit evaluations with the three other competitors in Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) program, Martin UAV’s V-Bat, Textron’s [TXT] AAI Corp’s Aersonde and L3Harris’ [LHX] FVR-90, will also begin the coming months. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conducted the first soldier-operated flight…

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