U.S. Army robotics officials got their first look August 30, 2018, at an innovative new technology for launching and recovering unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from a moving combat vehicle. "Think of a drive-through Venus flytrap," Don Sando, deputy to the commanding general of the Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, told defense reporters August 30, 2018, following a robotics and autonomous systems industry day.
The U.S. Army wants units that could both launch and recover UAVs from vehicles in motion (Picture source: Aerovironment) |