The US Army has selected European drone group Parrot to develop and prototype the next generation of a small-unit surveillance drone, Army Technology reports.
A solicitation was issued in November for companies to take part in the short-range reconnaissance (SRR) effort. The army partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to identify and prototype new drone capabilities with commercial companies.
The army has selected a total of six companies, including Parrot, for the SSR project and awarded them $11m in funding to prototype and evaluate drones.
The service intends to adapt small commercial drones for the battlefield.
Drones should be able to provide a rapidly deployable scouting capability to soldiers to gain situational awareness ‘beyond the next terrain feature’.
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