On the fly: unmanned aerial vehicle refueling accomplished.The Air Research Laboratory and Boeing's Phantom Works have demonstrated that unmanned aerial vehicles
NYANG operates Air Support units and is part of the Northeast Air Defense Sector. and a specially equipped Learjet were used in the tests. "This can enable a quicker response for time-critical targets and will reduce the need for forward staging refueling areas. Another benefit is increased in-theater military presence with fewer military assets," said David Riley, Boeing's automated aerial refueling Aerial refueling, also called Air refueling or in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR) or (in the UK) tanking. Note that AAR also stands for "After Action Review" (de-briefing) and in aviation, IFR also stands for program manager. The 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. refueling exercise will continue this year. Next on the agenda will be tests involving Air Force UAVs. Nearly a dozen other contractors participated in the program. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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