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Army Taps Five Firms For FTUAS Inc. 2 Prototyping To Inform Enduring Shadow Replacement

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Army Taps Five Firms For FTUAS Inc. 2 Prototyping To Inform Enduring Shadow Replacement
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 selected AeroVironment [AVAV], Griffon Aerospace, Northrop Grumman [NOC], Sierra Nevada Corporation and Textron Systems [TXT] for the service’s rapid prototyping effort to inform its search for an enduring Shadow drone replacement. The five firms selected for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Inc. 2 program will work under prototyping agreements potentially ranging from $1 million to $25 million based on how far each vendor “progresses through the base and option periods,” the Army said Tuesday. “The FTUAS Inc.…

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