Aviation systems provider Collins Aerospace is flight testing software that will control the US Army’s developmental Air Launched Effects (ALE) concept, including collaborative teaming between pilots in the air and the uncrewed autonomous vehicles.
As part of its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernisation initiative, the army is developing new rotorcraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collaborate with them.
The ALE programme seeks to deliver a fully autonomous UAV system that can be launched from the new generation of army helicopters during flight. ALE vehicles would then provide reconnaissance and battlefield intelligence to pilots and commanders on the ground, plus lethal effects to engage enemy forces.
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