The US Army was in the vanguard of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) between unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and helicopters, with initial capabilities rolled out on an ad hoc basis; an early instance was in 2007, whenTextron Systems' (then AAI's) One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) was installed in the rear of US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The requirement was for 36 helicopters to receive the capability - known as Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S) - with an aim of improving the situational awareness of the helicopter commander when approaching landing zones. Following on from A2C2S, teaming technology and arrangements have developed gradually.
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