The U.S. Army has received a new type of drone to boost its modern air warfare tactics. Developed by Textron Systems, the MK 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) Aerosonde drone is now part of the U.S. Army’s ...

But McGeer soon split off to develop the Aerosonde, a drone with a ten-foot wingspan that could take routine weather measurements by moving autonomously up and down through the atmosphere.