Textron is flight testing a new Block 3 version of its AAI-developed RQ-7 Shadow UAS, which the U.S. Army has been using for 20 years and, according to Textron, plans to use for at least 10 more.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - As an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft buzzed down towards a 500-foot stretch of dirt road on the outer reaches of the training area here, its smooth touchdown created a small ...

The RQ-7B Shadow Tactical UAS (TUAS) is being upgraded by OEM Textron Systems, the company announced on 18 March. Under a US Army contract worth up to $607 million over five years, Textron will ...

While the first version of Shadow weighed 280 pounds, v2 weighs 480 pounds – hence the need for the block III engine, Burgess said. The upgrades to the Shadow fit in with broader Army emphasis on ...

The series-hybrid capability also allows the UAS to operate silently, which is a departure from the RQ-7b Shadow engine’s lawn-mower-like acoustic signature. “At only a few 100 yards away ...

The US Army is eyeing a new, runway independent tactical UAS with additional sensors to augment the Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow mission, according to the service’s project manager for UAS.

The three-way cooperative engagement included an Apache AH-64E helicopter, a Shadow RQ-7BV2 Block 3 tactical unmanned aircraft system (TUAS) and a MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The U.S. Army has struggled the most with Gray Eagle and Shadow unmanned aircraft systems when it comes to accident rates. The Shadow UAS experienced a whopping 271 mishaps ...

A U.S. Marine Corps RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, prepares to launch in support of the amphibious landing demonstration as part of ...

The Shadow Hawk is an 11-pound class, 2.75-inch (7 cm) diameter, 27-inch (68 cm) long drop-glide munition released a mile or more above the target by the equally diminutive unmanned RQ-7B.

The series-hybrid capability also allows the UAS to operate silently, which is a departure from the RQ-7b Shadow engine's lawn-mower-like acoustic signature. "At only a few 100 yards away, Valiant ...