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Mon, Jun 06, 2005

Honeywell’s 13-Inch UAV Completes Successful ‘Untethered’ Free Flight

That's Right... 13-Inches

Honeywell Monday announced its 13-inch autonomous surveillance aircraft successfully completed its first untethered free flight at the MANTIC test facility near Laguna, NM.

"The first untethered flight of Honeywell's Micro Air Vehicle is a major milestone in the completion of test flights before delivery to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and US Army," said Vaughn Fulton, Honeywell Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Manager. "The air vehicle performed as planned, executing a fully autonomous takeoff, waypoint translations and landing."

The MAV is small enough for a foot soldier to carry on his back and is equipped with forward- and downward-looking video cameras that relay information to a remote ground station video terminal.  The camera suite can be configured with either electro-optical cameras for daylight operations, or infrared cameras for night time operations.

The air vehicle is designed to provide soldiers with improved situational awareness without exposing them to enemy fire.  The vehicles can be used for reconnaissance, security and target acquisition in open, rolling, complex and urban terrain.

Developed as part of the DARPA MAV Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program, the MAV is considered a top contender for the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Class I family of vehicles.

FMI: www.honeywell.com

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