Long-endurance aerial killer passes test.A 500-pound inert weapon has been dropped successfully from a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. at Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific , Nev. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, working in conjunction with Scaled Composites. The exercise in part supported a Defense Department requirement for adding weapons to a UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) of this class. The company said this aircraft will be able to both gather intelligence and deliver weapons. The jet-powered drone will carry multi-spectral sensors to acquire targets and specialized munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. that will be deployed against them. The UAV, dubbed Model 395, has an internal payload of 900 pounds and an external capacity of 6,500 pounds. |
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