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The phase also includes Modular Open System Architecture verification efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later on, the prototypes will be tested in varying environmental conditions and the service will assess the drones\u2019 ability to operate in places where the electromagnetic spectrum is challenged. Prototypes will also be evaluated for transportability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire effort will culminate in a production readiness review, the statement notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Army senior leaders have pushed to move quickly to field tactical UAS to replace the Shadow UAS, the program has long been in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/08\/16\/us-army-endorses-tactical-drone-contest-to-replace-shadow\/\" target=\"_blank\">considering requirements for a replacement for its Textron-made Shadow<\/a> drone in 2018; by 2019, it had narrowed the pool of competitors to a Martin UAV-Northrop Grumman team, Textron Systems, L3Harris Technologies and Arcturus UAV. Aerovironment purchased Arcturus in 2021, while Shield AI bought Martin UAV in the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service evaluated the four drone<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/03\/03\/us-armys-unmanned-aircraft-rodeo-firms-up-requirements-for-shadow-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\"> offerings over a year with operational units, <\/a>culminating in a spring 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/08\/16\/us-army-endorses-tactical-drone-contest-to-replace-shadow\/\" target=\"_blank\">rodeo at Fort Benning, Georgia. <\/a>The Army awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/08\/19\/army-taps-aerovironments-jump-20-to-replace-shadow-uas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aerovironment an $8 million contract<\/a> in August 2022 to provide the Jump 20 UAS as an interim FTUAS capability for a single brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the Army plans to field FTUAS to the first unit equipped in 2026, Maj. 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