FTUAS Key Capabilities Include Runway Independence, Army Says

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The Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) will fill a gap in current UASsystems by including key capabilities like vertical takeoff, reduced size and footprint, and fastersetup time to make the drone more runway independent, Army Col. Scott Anderson, ProjectManager of UAS for the Army, said during a presentation at the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium on Jan. 26.