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Army’s Increased Use of Unmanned Aircraft Could Extend To Armed-Scout Helo

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Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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As demand increases in the Army for unmanned aircraft, the service continues to weigh whether its future armed-scout helicopter will be manned, unmanned, or involved manned- unmanned teaming, an senior official said last week. Army Lt. Gen. James Thurman, deputy chief of staff for operations, also told the Association of United States Army Aviation Symposium and Exposition yesterday morning that the service currently is considering adding unmanned aerial systems to the armed-reconnaissance squadron. "We know that the integration of manned…

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