The US Army has fielded launched effects to 11 of its 12 headquarters divisions and to each multi-domain task force, with Griffon Aerospace supplying most of the systems, Lt. Col. Hunter Gray, product manager for launched effects at Program Acquisition Executive Maneuver Air, told reporters, Breaking Defense reported. The 12th division is due to start receiving them next month.
The push follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's 2025 Drone Dominance memo, which told the Army to give every division headquarters and task force launched effects by the end of 2026. Launched effects are uncrewed aircraft or payloads released from aircraft, ground vehicles or ships to deliver kinetic and non-kinetic effects. Gray did not say which divisions have them. Ski Horrocks, deputy programme manager for uncrewed aircraft systems, said the Pentagon's drone marketplace has helped industry supply them at scale.
Background
Griffon Aerospace
Drone maker
ARL worked with industry partners, including Griffon Aerospace, to develop an aircraft platform around the propulsion system.
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United States Army
Organization
The land branch of the United States armed forces.
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