WASHINGTON — Robinson Helicopter today announced a new company branch dubbed Robinson Unmanned, where the helo company will partner with subsidiary Ascent AeroSystems to provide what it called a “full suite” of remotely piloted and autonomous drones for commercial and military partners.
Robinson Unmanned will provide Group 1 through Group 4 drones, excluding only the largest Group 5 category. Currently Ascent produces the Group 1 and 2 drones, including systems involved in the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program. But with the new arrangement, all drones will fall under Robinson Unmanned.
The Group 3 and 4 drones will be derived from R44 and R66 model helos, much like how Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky is turning some of its Black Hawks into Group 4 unmanned…
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Source breakingdefense.com
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