Widespread Drone Ops Drive U.S. Army Airspace Reforms

Drone flying through forested area

The U.S. Army plans to field thousands of small hand-launched drones, such as the Skydio RQ-28A short-range reconnaissance quadcopter.

Credit: Wayne V. Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard
Part of the U.S. Army is trying to determine how to provide thousands of hand-launched drones and ground-launched effects to small units as quickly as possible. Another part of the Army is meanwhile grappling with the resulting challenge to airspace management. “I think the one thing for me, in the...
Steve Trimble

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

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