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Hunt Valley MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2004 US Army RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems have achieved new, major milestones of flight, surpassing 10,000 flight hours and 2,500 sorties while performing surveillance and reconnaissance for coalition warfighters in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The record marks for cumulative flight hours and sorties were achieved in mid-August. "The performance of Shadow systems in support of our soldiers has been outstanding," said Steve Reid, Shadow TUAV program director for AAI Corporation, prime contractor for the Shadow TUAV program. "The air vehicles, ground control stations, and support systems have delivered when called on in the harsh combat environment of Iraq. We are very proud of the Shadow systems and the soldiers who operate them so well." AAI has delivered 19 Shadow TUAV systems: 15 to US Army and National Guard operational units and four to the Army's TUAV training center at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. Fielding of Shadow TUAV systems was recently accomplished by Maryland and Pennsylvania National Guard units in training at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Production and delivery of the 100th RQ-7A Shadow TUAV air vehicle was completed in July 2004. Soon thereafter AAI began delivering a new model Shadow TUAV, designated the RQ-7B, with slightly larger wings, a modified tail assembly, and an extended flight endurance capability. Related Links AAI SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Unmanned Remote Minehunting System Installed For USS Momsen Commissioning
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Aug 31, 2004When the US Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, USS Momsen, was commissioned this past Saturday, it became the world's first warship equipped with Lockheed Martin's Remote Minehunting System (RMS). The RMS provides the Navy with its first-ever organic mine reconnaissance capability using an unmanned, remotely operated vehicle. |
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