Army starting manned-unmanned aviation technology program

By Maximilian Kwiatkowski / January 16, 2019 at 5:25 PM
To maintain dominance in the air, the Army is starting a new science and technology program to develop technology enabling manned and unmanned aircraft to work together. The Advanced Teaming Demonstration program is expected to focus on "autonomy technologies" that can execute a mission with live pilots and minimal human input, according to a pre-solicitation notice posted by the Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center's Aviation Development Directorate. To accomplish this, the "A-Team" program will develop new...

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