The Defense Acquisition Board yesterday approved a milestone C decision for the Army's Extended Range/Multipurpose System -- also known as Sky Warrior -- moving the unmanned aircraft system into low-rate initial production, service officials said today. The decision allows the service to buy two ER/MP systems -- meaning two company sets of 12 aircraft each, Col. Gregory Gonzalez, project manager for the Army's unmanned aircraft systems, told reporters after a presentation at an unmanned systems conference in Washington. Additionally, Gonzalez...
