Army tests FVL enablers at Project Convergence

By Ethan Sterenfeld / November 18, 2021 at 3:08 PM
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- The Army experimented with aerial capabilities that could work in tandem with its future manned aircraft to hunt targets and establish a tactical communications network during the Project Convergence 21 experiment. A surrogate for the service’s AH-64 Apache replacement launched hunter-killer teams of drones, Col. Chad Chasteen, operations officer for the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team, told reporters Nov. 9 during a visit to Yuma at the end of PC 21. Both drones could be...

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