Romania takes delivery of Shadow 600s

Article Abstract:

AAI has delivered the six Shadow 600 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Romania which were part of a $20-million order package. The Shadow 600s delivered to Romania were loaded with an Infametrics package that weigh around 17kg and contains a daylight color television camera and thermal imager. With a maximum load weight of 45-55kg, the UAV can carry two to three sensors simulataneously, such as the standard fit of a video recorder that permits the vehicle to be deployed beyond the line of sight from the ground control station (GCS). The Romanian Shadow 600s also includes a universal GCS that incorporates 226,000 source lines of software code.

Romania, AAI Corp., Article, Shadow 600

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US Navy selects UCAV contractors

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Boeing Co and Northrop Grumman Corp have received a $2-million contract each from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Navy for the first phase of the Naval Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV-N) advanced technology program. The two companies will undertake 14 months of trade-off studies, analyses and produce preliminary designs. The program aims to show the technical feasibility of a ship-based UCAV that could effectively and affordably undertake missions, such as suppression of enemy air defenses, strike and surveillance.

Boeing Co.

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US Army tries again with brigage-level UAV

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The US Army is planning to award a contract for a new Close-Range Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The army is expected to receive around 10-12 bids, and will select between three to five contenders for initial flight demonstration in late 1999. The proposed contract calls for 40 operating systems, one for each ground maneuver brigade, by 2006. Each system consists of 3-4 air vehicles, two ground control stations, a portable suitcase variant and four remote video terminals.

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