They'll Promote Tiltrotor UAV

Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC), AAI Corporation and Textron Systems Corporation have reached an agreement in principle to form the Core Team for TEAM EAGLE EYE to develop, produce and market the Eagle Eye Vertical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) System.

The Eagle Eye System consists of one or more Eagle Eye tiltrotor unmanned air vehicles, ground control equipment, payload (sensors, weapons and other items carried internally or externally by the air vehicle), communications, and integrated logistics support.

The Eagle Eye System offers a potential revolution in vertical unmanned warfighting in the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV) environment. The unique combination of speed, range and versatility of Bell's tiltrotor technology, the precision control and downlink capability of the AAI One System* ground control equipment, Textron Systems' innovative tactical UAV munitions solutions, and LMC's advanced technology make the Eagle Eye System the clear solution for all vertical tactical UAV requirements.

 Already selected for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) portion of the US Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System contract, the Eagle Eye passed a critical milestone recently within the Deepwater System program, with the highly successful completion of its Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a required deliverable to proceed to the next stage of the contract.

The PDR demonstrated that Eagle Eye will successfully fulfill the U. S. Coast Guard missions. In meeting these mission requirements, the system is well within margins for risk, performance, supportability and cost allocations.

FMI: www.bellhelicopter.textron.com