DIU Launches Project GI To Select First-Person Vehicle Drones

Ukraine Ministry of Defense Photo caption: Ukraine has deployed thousands of fiber-optic-controlled first person vehicle drones to defeat Russian jammers.

Ukraine has deployed thousands of fiber-optic-controlled, first-person vehicle drones to defeat Russian jammers.

Credit: Ukraine Ministry of Defense
A new acquisition channel has opened to introduce first-person vehicle (FPV) drones and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for other domains into the U.S. military inventory. Years after the type of drone, which is flown or operated by a human using a real-time video feed, became ubiquitous in the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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