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Lockheed Martin Finds VUIT-2 Proving Itself In Combat

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

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Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Video from Unmanned Aerial Systems for Interoperability Teaming-Level 2 (VUITTM-2) for AH-64 Apache helicopter technology is performing well after its introduction to operational use in theater, the company said. "VUIT-2 has proven its worth in combat operations," said Col. Eric Peterson, brigade commander of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB). The 1-10 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), a component of the 10th CAB, was the first VUIT-2-equipped unit and deployed with the system in late 2008, Lockheed Martin…

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