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| Tango01 | 27 Jun 2016 9:33 p.m. PST |
…Drone Project. "DARPA likes Northrop's new TERN drone so much, it's asking for seconds. It's been eight months now since we got our first hint that AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) had lost its shot at building a shipborne combat drone for the U.S. Navy. It's been five months since we received confirmation that Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) had won the contract and would begin work building a tactically exploited reconnaissance node drone, or TERN, for the fleet. Now, we're getting our first information on how much bigger of a deal this will be for Northrop Grumman -- and how much bigger of a loss for AeroVironment -- than initially thought…"
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link Imho in short …. what DARPA wants out of the project is an unmanned drone that can launch from a ship, deliver weapons, and return, using the kind of space devoted to helicopters rather than needing an aircraft carrier…. Amicalement
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| Tango01 | 28 Jun 2016 10:30 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my good friend. Amicalement
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| Rubber Suit Theatre | 28 Jun 2016 3:03 p.m. PST |
As I recall, the primary issue with the old tailsitters was that the pilot had trouble seeing over his shoulder to land. Not really an issue with a drone. |
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