Army wants autonomous system for site exploitation missions

By Ellen Mitchell / November 6, 2015 at 5:12 PM
The Army hopes to build and demonstrate an unmanned system that can collaborate with other systems to perform dangerous tasks in signal-denied environments such as deserts or other rural terrain, according to a recent request for information. The notice, released Oct. 20 but updated Nov. 2 by the service's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), asks for information on available and capable technology for "Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming and Collaboration In GPS Denied Environments (AUSTC)." The service is looking...

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