The latest tests have been completed on a U.S. system of low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles that scout out enemy positions in an urban battle.

The HURT system is designed to provide unit commanders with the real-time video help they need and currently don’t have access to in the heat of battle, Northrop Grumman said in a news release Tuesday.

“In a dynamic urban warfare environment where ’see-decide-and-act’ timelines are extremely short, it’s important to get information quickly to combat forces on the ground so they’re better prepared to act upon it,” said Northrop Vice President Tom Williams. “We’re one step closer to bringing HURT’s capabilities to the warfighter with this successful demonstration.”

HURT (heterogeneous urban RSTA [reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition] team) was most recently put through its paces with U.S. Marines going through urban-combat training at the Twentynine Palms base in the California desert.

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