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Over the skies of Fort Rucker, history was made as the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC) Project Shank executed the Army’s first-ever air-to-air kill with an armed first-person view (FPV) drone.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nate Shea piloted the Skyraider, armed with a claymore mine, while Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Topits maneuvered the opposing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) during a dogfight above Tabernacle Field.
The demonstration took place ahead of the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Summit.
(U.S. Army video courtesy of 1st Lt. Francesco La Torre)
| Date Taken: | 08.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2025 12:52 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 973374 |
| VIRIN: | 250807-A-XY121-4286 |
| Filename: | DOD_111224031 |
| Length: | 00:02:25 |
| Location: | FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA, US |
| Downloads: | 14 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 14 |
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