"I think we want to see interoperability as we digitize our forces, especially in our aviation formations. That's the focus," Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie, head of the US Army’s Program Executive Office-Aviation, told Breaking Defense.
A newly configured plane which they're calling ARTEMIS 2.0 is expected to be ready in March 2022, Leidos says. This comes after two extensive deployments to both the Pacific and European theaters, flying more than 569 mission hours and boasting an impressive readiness rate of more than 90 percent in 2020.
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US Army aviation exercise unveils unprecedented progress as service preps for future war
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah Aircrew in the back of a Black Hawk helicopter performing an air assault mission typically have limited information on the status and layout of a landing zone. But a two-weeklong exercise in the Utah desert gave those aboard three UH-60L helos unprecedented intelligence as they raced to their objective. The crew at exercise Edge 21 received Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, goggles as well as tablets that allowed them to see through aircraft and provided to-the-minute mission updates based on real-time intelligence collected from air-launched effects sensors.
US Army plans major aviation exercise ahead of Project Convergence January 28
A drone ascends for operational testing during Project Convergence 20 at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., on Sept. 15, 2020. (Spc. Jovian Siders/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON The U.S. Army will head out west to conduct an intricate, aviation-focused exercise called Edge 21 ahead of the service’s second Project Convergence event, Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen, who is in charge of Army aviation modernization, told Defense News in a recent interview. Edge 21 which stands for Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise will be held at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, in May, Rugen said, and will serve as a gateway event for Project Convergence 21.