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Report: Army Eyes Northrop-Designed VTOL Drone as Potential RQ-7 Replacement

Report: Army Eyes Northrop-Designed VTOL Drone as Potential RQ-7 Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Report: Army Eyes Northrop-Designed VTOL Drone as Potential RQ-7 Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting eventThe U.S. Army is evaluating a vertical takeoff and landing drone Northrop Grumman designed with MartinUAV as the military service considers replacing its RQ-7 Shadow fleet, C4ISRnet reported Sunday.

Both companies developed the V-BAT unmanned aerial system to perform reconnaissance missions without the use of special equipment.

A single controller can operate the drone using a tablet, software and a waypoint navigation technology, the report noted.

The 84-pound drone is powered by a two-stroke engine and designed to fly at a top speed of more than 100 mile sper hour at an altitude of up to 15K feet.

The Army plans to test V-BAT at the services branch’s upcoming Future Tactical UAS demonstration event.

The report added the U.S. Marine Corps currently examines how the system can support its missions.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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