December 09 2022
The U.S. Army has completed fielding its first quadcopter drone, reports the service.
The 3rd Battalion, 7th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., completed fielding the RQ-28A in early November.
The system, built by Skydio in California, is the Army’s first rucksack-portable quadcopter issued to maneuver platoons and its first program of record for such systems, noted the War Zone website.
The RQ-28A will improve platoon-level situational awareness and standoff capability in urban...
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