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Army UAS Office Aims At Effectiveness, Efficiency

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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The Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office aims to drive efficiency and effectiveness in all they do, and part of it involves gearing up for the Manned-Unmanned Systems Integration Capabilities (MUSIC) exercise coming in September, officials said. “There’s been an absolute incredible amount of work done over the past couple of years in preparation for this type of activity, or exercise,” Col. Timothy Baxter, project manager UAS, said at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference Aug. 17.…

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