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General Dynamics, Aerovironment Aim to Pair Drones with Ground Vehicles for Army, Marines

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General Dynamics, Aerovironment Aim to Pair Drones with Ground Vehicles for Army, Marines
Artistic rendering of Aerovironment’s Shrike 2 UAV and Switchblade loitering munition paired with General Dynamics’ armored reconnaissance vehicle in development for the U.S. Marine Corps. (Image: Aerovironment)

A new industry partnership could bring the Army and Marine Corps a step closer to incorporating manned-unmanned teaming concepts into combat operations.Unmanned aerial vehicle-maker Aerovironment has partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] to integrate two of its systems onto the vehiclemaker’s new armored reconnaissance vehicle (ARV), in development for the Marines, the company said Oct. 8 at the Association for the United States Army's (AUSA) annual conference in Washington, D.C. The companies are putting their own R&D dollars into putting…

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