Sun, Nov 20, 2011
Lighter-Than-Air UAV Will Fly At DOE Test Site In Navada
World Surveillance Group (WSGI) confirmed Wednesday that free
flight testing and customer demonstrations of the Argus One UAV
will take place at the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Test Site
("N2S2") in early December 2011. These flight tests and
demonstrations at N2S2 are being sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Defense ("DoD") and have been rescheduled from the proving
ground facility in Yuma, AZ.
Argus One Airship
At the N2S2 flight exercises, WSGI intends to test and also
demonstrate the Argus One UAV and its capabilities to the DoD
sponsors, who will be providing both capabilities such as
pre-flight, frequency, and free flight coordination testing, and
access to N2S2 facilities including hangar space and airport
operations. Additionally, WSGI is in discussions to conduct flight
testing and demonstrations in Oklahoma pursuant to the recent
agreement executed by WSGI with Oklahoma State University -
University Multispectral Laboratories, LLC ("UML") at UML's
Oklahoma Training Center - Unmanned Systems ("OTC-US") within the
U.S. Army's Fort Sill restricted airspace. Flight preparation and
testing in Nevada will be carried out by WSGI's technical partner,
Eastcor Engineering ("ECE"), who will manage and oversee the flight
operations of the Argus One UAV.
The expected Argus One flight exercises at Oklahoma will be the
first of many activities planned under a recently executed
collaboration agreement with UML, a national center for testing,
evaluating, and implementing defense, homeland security, energy and
intelligence systems. UML has an agreement with the U.S. Army's
Fort Sill to utilize restricted airspace for unmanned aerial
systems operations with UML clients including numerous government
agencies and programs, and commercial entities.
WSGI intends to announce information and details regarding the
results of the N2S2 flight testing and demonstrations upon
conclusion of the flights and after approvals from the sponsoring
bodies governing the exercises. Following the completion of the
flight testing of the Argus One UAV in Nevada, WSGI and ECE will
commence preparation of a performance data package, required under
a contract awarded from Space Florida, an independent special
district, body politic and corporate, and subdivision of the State
of Florida.
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