RQ-7 Shadow

Four companies now will compete to build a replacement for the U.S. Army’s RQ-7 Shadow drone after the service added another two challengers to the $100 million program. The Army […]

PARIS AIR SHOW–L3 Technologies [LLL] believes that its merger next week with Harris Corp. [HRS] will create air-ground synergies that will benefit L3 efforts, such as the company’s bid for U.S. […]

Textron [TXT] is flight testing a new Block 3 version of its AAI-developed RQ-7 Shadow UAS, which the U.S. Army has been using for 20 years and, according to Textron, […]

The Army has chosen two companies to produce unmanned aircraft systems to replace the RQ-7 Shadow scout drone in use since 2001. The service selected Martin UAV and Textron [TXT] […]

The U.S. Army has dedicated $12 million in its fiscal 2020 budget request to kickstart development of a Future Unmanned Aircraft System (FUAS) that eventually will replace the RQ-7B Shadow […]

MESA, Ariz. — As the U.S. Army Futures Command opens its doors in Austin, Texas, one of its primary tasks will be “taking a new look at how we’re acquiring […]

The Army is moving ahead with an effort to team unmanned aircraft with the AH-64 Apache gunship, awarding $97 million in contracts to L3 Technologies [LLL] for improved communication and […]

  The Army is embarking on a campaign to incrementally upgrade the performance and operational capability of the RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial system, which it plans to fly for at least […]