NASHVILLE, TN -- Army leaders insist the service will still pursue acquiring tactical unmanned systems capabilities that provide surveillance and reconnaissance, but in a fashion that differs from the now-cancelled Future Tactical UAS effort . FTUAS was meant to help brigade combat teams conduct reconnaissance and surveillance and included capabilities such as vertical takeoff and landing as well as “on-the-move" command and control. The Army had selected Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace as finalists. The Army announced its “ transformation...
