US Army reaches for the sky to solve communication needs

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US Army reaches for the sky to solve communication needs
By Colin Demarest
Jun 21, 07:40 AM
An unmanned aerial system flies at Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on October 20, 2021. During PC 21, Soldiers are experimenting with ways to use UAS to do autonomous target sensing, helping Soldiers see on the battlefield. (Spc. Kayla Anstey/U.S. Army)

WASHINGTON — Those with boots on the ground are looking to the skies for the extended, accelerated and protected communication and data-sharing capabilities needed to meet the challenge of high-tech opponents on battlefields the world over.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Steve McFarland