Also Introduces SkyRaider Optionally Piloted Aircraft

Proxy Aviation Systems, Inc. -- a developer of fully autonomous, optionally piloted unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) based on Velocity airframes -- used this week's Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America 2006 in Orlando, FL to unveil its SkyForce UAV management system... and a new aircraft, the SkyRaider.

Representatives with Proxy tell ANN the Skyforce system enables multiple unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to achieve Group Tactical Goals. SkyRaider operates within the SkyForce system and is a powerful, low and medium altitude, multi-payload UAV capable of carrying a variety of external stores.

The SkyForce Distributed Management System (DMS) is used to control multiple unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and to provide communications connectivity to the ground and other assets. SkyForce consists of Proxy’s mission-oriented software system, a primary mission-management ground control station and mobile ground control user terminals.

In addition to this ability to manage several aircraft from a single point, SkyForce now enables the planning and execution of Group Tactical Goals.

In other news, the SkyRaider joins Proxy's SkyWatcher as the newest member of Proxy Aviation's complement of UAVs operating under SkyForce DMS. SkyRaider is a fully-autonomous, optionally Proxy Aviation Systems Unveils SkyForce Multi-UAV Management System and SkyRaider Optionally Piloted Aircraft piloted vehicle (OPV) capable of both manned and unmanned operations.

The vehicle is based on a composite design, which has been through rigorous load tree analysis and wind tunnel testing, and is fabricated from molded components to ensure precision assembly. SkyRaider is designed for low- and medium- altitude flight and for execution of a wide range of applications such as heavy-payload intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), battle damage assessment (BDA), urban warfare, communications data relay, plus missions requiring the carriage and release of external stores.

By utilizing SkyForce DMS, SkyRaider and SkyWatcher offer advanced capabilities, such as single point management of up to 12 fully autonomous air vehicles and 20 ground stations engaging in concurrent, cooperative flight, performing group tactical goals to meet a wide range of mission requirements. A variety of quick change payloads enable the operators to quickly task the aircraft to obtain vital, real-time information and immediately react as needed.

SkyRaider has a higher useful load and internal volume compared with other UAVs in the mid-range class. The aircrafts 32' wing span and 4,000 pound gross weight supports heavy payload requirements and enables the vehicle to carry a variety of sensors and external stores. The aircraft comes standard with an FAA certified 260 horsepower AVGAS aircraft engine, and Proxy offers a heavy fuel propulsion option for lower fuel consumption and increased endurance.

"SkyForce Distributed Management System (DMS) and SkyRaider are the result of listening to our customers' desires for greater flexibility in the collection and integration of information, coupled with large payload carrying capacity at an affordable price," said Proxy Aviation Systems CEO Don Ryan. "Having gone through a rigorous design and development process, SkyForce and SkyRaider, currently in flight testing, will be ready for customer demonstration in early 2007."

Proxy Aviation is led by a team of executives with more than 100 years of combined experience in the fields of aircraft and UAV development, manufacturing, systems integration and combat operation and is supported by a board of advisors comprised of retired flag officers from the US Air Force, US Army and US Navy.

FMI: www.proxyaviation.com