Darpa Refocuses Precision CAS On Manned Aircraft
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Credit: Defense AdvanceD Research Projects Agency
When the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) declared its intent to make close air support more responsive by enabling ground forces to directly control the weapons on unmanned aircraft, it raised a few eyebrows. When it revealed a heavily armed Fairchild A-10 would be converted...
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