U.S. Army awards FTUAS Increment 2 rapid-prototyping agreement to Griffon Aerospace
Evidence notes
- The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace one of five Rapid Prototyping Other Transaction Agreements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Increment 2 competition.
- The program was intended to evaluate replacement candidates for the RQ-7 Shadow with runway-independent tactical reconnaissance capability.
- Griffon entered the competition with its Valiant UAS platform.
Company context
Griffon Aerospace designs, manufactures and operates unmanned aircraft systems for defense and government customers, with a long-running aerial-target business and newer tactical UAS programs. Its systems include target drones, Valiant for the U.S. Army FTUAS program, and Arrowhead, a delta-wing UAS configurable for target or one-way-attack roles.