Army: Tremendous Demand for UAVs In Afghanistan

December 17, 2010

The Army is working to meet its troops? huge demand for unmanned aircraft systems, but the expected budget cuts will force the service to prioritize what they really need, officials said.

Among the organizing principles, said Lt. Col. James Cutting, Aviation UAS director in the Army?s G-3 office: The Army does not want unmanned systems for unmanned?s sake. A proposed new system must offer better capability or save manpower, Cutting said.

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