The U.S. Army's military research laboratory announced the creation of the Grenade Launched Unmanned Aerial System (GLUAS), which will allow the launch of portable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using a 40-mm M320 grenade launcher in service.
According to Task & Purpose, the new drone is able to rise at an altitude of up to 610 meters and act at a distance of up to 2 km from the launch site, while remaining in the air for up to an hour and a half. During this time, the UAV can take all the necessary information on video and send the file to the commander’s tablet, who will examine the collected data, receive the coordinates of the targets and be able to transfer them to artillery or aircraft to strike at the enemy…
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Date: 15 Apr 2020 20:03 (UTC)