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

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 cloud of dust while ...

After roughly seven years, the Army has decided not to continue down its current path to find and procure an unmanned aircraft that replaces its now-retired Shadow drones for Brigade Combat Teams ...

Upgrade contract for Shadow comes after US Army conducted Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) of the Block III configuration in late 2020. The RQ-7B Shadow Tactical UAS (TUAS) is being ...

Lockheed Martin's new Shadow Hawk weapon is deceptively small considering the influence it will likely have on warfare from this point forward. The era of unmanned warfare is about to go to a ...

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 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.

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 ...

Ziyan UAS took the stage at UMEX 2024 to reveal its latest marvel – the Shadow S3 long-endurance uncrewed helicopter. This next-generation aerial platform might be a drone designed to ...

The U.S. Army has struggled the most with two unmanned aircraft systems in particular when it comes to accident rates.

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.

As the Army looks to do away with its current pursuit of a future tactical drone, the plan to fill the mission is murky.