Dedicated Asset Allows UAS Test Directorate to Assess New Technologies, Support New Missions for Marine Corps HUNT VALLEY, Md., Nov 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, UAS Test Directorate has established and demonstrated a dedicated Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System for test and evaluation purposes. “Our Marine Corps customers have utilized Shadow systems in operational areas including Afghanistan and Iraq for many years now, and they continue to demonstrate new and innovative operational concepts for them,” says Senior Vice President & General Manager Steven Reid of AAI UAS. “This dedicated test and evaluation system is an excellent way for them to continue this innovation by validating new missions for their Shadow assets.” Having completed its inaugural flight from the Webster Field Annex in Maryland, just miles from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the system will be used to support U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS Program Office (PMA-263) test and evaluation initiatives, including the Wide Focal Plane Array Camera (WFPAC) payload development effort. The WFPAC payload would enable Shadow system users to conduct persistent surveillance over […]
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Demonstrates New Shadow Test and Evaluation System
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Demonstrates New Shadow Test and Evaluation System
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