Mariner UAV tests bams.

The Mariner derivative of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B took to the skies recently to test the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (Barns) solution jointly developed with Lockheed Martin for the US Navy. This flight marked the first time that a 360-degree maritime surface search radar was demonstrated on an American remotely piloted aircraft. The system is configured for an operator to direct the aircraft operating in an autonomous mode by point-and-click commands while simultaneously controlling the radar and day/night electro-optic video cameras. All radar and video intelligence was downlinked from the Mariner to Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center in San Diego while concurrently being simulcast on an encrypted Web site for worldwide observation.