When the doors were thrown open at the Fort Worth convention center in April to welcome the annual gathering of the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A),the theme that everyone was focused on was-the U.S. Army Roadmap for UAS 2010-2035! Sure, helicopters were physically scattered throughout the exhibit hall-from the likes of the 160th SOAR, the 21st Cavalry Brigade, and from several of the leading airframe manu-rnfacturers, but the discussion points in the main conference presentations talked about the role-the ever increasing, widening and all encompassing role-that unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are taking within the strategic direction of U.S. Army aviation. It is important to realize how pervasive UAS are becoming in terms of lighting wars.
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