U.S. Army selects Griffon Aerospace to continue FTUAS Option 2 evaluation
Evidence notes
- The U.S. Army selected Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to continue into the second agreement option period of FTUAS Increment 2.
- The phase continued evaluation toward a critical design review and initial product baseline.
- Griffon's Valiant remained one of the two active tactical UAS candidates after the downselect.
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.