By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BLISS, Texas — Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) operators from the 1st Armored Division (1AD) are wrapping up operational testing of the new RQ–7B Shadow Block III system here while exploiting their operational skills. Operators flew […]
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Infantry Soldiers test short-range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft amid COVID-19
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BENNING, Georgia — The Corona Virus could not stop Infantry Soldiers here from testing some new tools — drones small enough to fit in their rucksacks. The Rucksack Portable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (RPUAS) represents a Short-Range […]