{"688362":{"#nid":"688362","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Partners with RMS Aerospace to Advance Autonomous UAV Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rotorcraft.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVertical Lift Research Center of Excellence\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (VLRCOE) and RMS Aerospace have entered into a strategic partnership to develop an AI-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Army and federal government. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERMS is an engineering firm highly specialized in aerial and maritime combat systems, with offices in Texas and Georgia. This partnership combines VLRCOE\u2019s strengths in rotorcraft aeromechanics and advanced configurations with RMS\u2019 operational defense and applied systems engineering expertise to address a critical need for the U.S. Army.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe military has phased out or retired other drone vehicles, including the MQ-1 Gray Eagle, RQ-7 Shadow, and OH-58 Kiowa Warrior. Deploying a new AI-powered UAV can take over the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions typically flown by those older UAVs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/georgia-tech-partners-rms-aerospace-advance-autonomous-uav-technology\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the AE Webpage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rotorcraft.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVertical Lift Research Center of Excellence\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (VLRCOE) and RMS Aerospace have entered into a strategic partnership to develop an AI-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Army and federal government. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"e-Scout, is a first-of-its-kind AI-enabled tactical drone designed to address critical gaps in U.S. military support. "}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2026-02-18 16:45:43","changed_gmt":"2026-02-18 16:45:43","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/georgia-tech-partners-rms-aerospace-advance-autonomous-uav-technology","title":"Read Full Story on the AE Webpage"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"194612","name":"Workforce Development"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelsey Gulledge || AE Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}