An upgrade to equip AAI Corp. RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft systems with the high-capacity tactical common data link (TCDL) is heading into final testing on the way to entering operation with the U.S ...

The U.S. Army has evaluated more than a dozen bids to replace the engine in its widely used AAI RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft to address reliability issues. The proposals were received in ...

Soldiers of Alpha “Assassins” Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, learned the ups and downs of a new unmanned aerial vehicle Aug. 21 to 28.

The Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) will be the replacement for the currently fielded RQ-7B Shadow in ground maneuver brigade combat teams. The FTUAS will be a low to medium altitude ...