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Army Has RFIs Out Now To Inform Path On Air Launched Effects, Potentially Fielding By FY ‘28

Army Has RFIs Out Now To Inform Path On Air Launched Effects, Potentially Fielding By FY ‘28
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, is launched from a UH-60 Black Hawk at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., March 4 where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center led a demonstration that highlighted the forward air launch of the ALTIUS. (Courtesy photo provided by Yuma Proving Ground)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army is currently soliciting industry’s input to inform the path forward on its Air Launched Effects (ALE)-Small and Large efforts, with plans to potentially begin fielding the new systems by fiscal year 2028. Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie, program executive officer for aviation, told reporters at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) annual conference here, the Army has released three Request for Information notices to industry focused on the ALE-Small and Large architectures, mission systems and all-up…

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