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

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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