Army Eyes Bigger, Tougher Shadow Drone -- Aol Defense
Washington: The Army is looking hard at a new version of its Shadow aerial drone that can fly much longer and carry more.
The Shadow M2, being built by Textron Systems, features a fuselage that is five times bigger than the current version.
That bigger fuselage will allow the drone to carry twice as much surveillance equipment internally, compared to the Shadow in the field now, Vance King, the company's vice president for unmanned systems, told me yesterday.
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