Future Tactical UAS Accelerates

Published on July 3, 2024

“Punctuated equilibrium” posits that evolution’s slow path is marked by bursts of activity. Since 2018, the U.S. Army’s quest for a highly mobile, multifaceted, easy, and interoperable Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) has mirrored this process while seeking to replace the venerable but cumbersome RQ-7 Shadow as its primary surveillance platform. Long confidential periods of brigade combat teams testing multiple candidates against a roster of requirements have been punctuated by field-narrowing announcements of increments and options.

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