GoldenEye Flier Advances
From Press Release:
Manassas, Va. June 13 – Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Team GoldenEye, an industry team led by Aurora, has won $23.6 million and was selected for Phase III of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Organic Air Vehicle–II program.
Team GoldenEye’s system will give company commanders a self-contained capability to collect and act on intelligence, surveillance and targeting data in the quickly changing battlefield environment.
GoldenEye-OAV is a possible candidate to fill the Class II unmanned aircraft requirement in the Army’s Future Combat System by supporting company-sized (100 soldier) units.
The GoldenEye aircraft lift off vertically like a helicopter and then transition to high-speed wingborne flight like a fixed winged aircraft. At the target, the aircraft can return to hover flight and observe an area of interest. For longer periods of observation, the aircraft can land, or ‘perch,’ shut off its engine and watch an area for extended periods. Unlike a helicopter, the GoldenEye aircraft feature an enclosed propeller that increases operator safety, reduces the aircraft’s acoustic signature and increases aircraft survivability during urban operations.
Press Releases - TEAM GOLDENEYE WINS PHASE III OF DARPA OAV-II PROGRAM
Manassas, Va. June 13 – Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Team GoldenEye, an industry team led by Aurora, has won $23.6 million and was selected for Phase III of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Organic Air Vehicle–II program.
Team GoldenEye’s system will give company commanders a self-contained capability to collect and act on intelligence, surveillance and targeting data in the quickly changing battlefield environment.
GoldenEye-OAV is a possible candidate to fill the Class II unmanned aircraft requirement in the Army’s Future Combat System by supporting company-sized (100 soldier) units.
The GoldenEye aircraft lift off vertically like a helicopter and then transition to high-speed wingborne flight like a fixed winged aircraft. At the target, the aircraft can return to hover flight and observe an area of interest. For longer periods of observation, the aircraft can land, or ‘perch,’ shut off its engine and watch an area for extended periods. Unlike a helicopter, the GoldenEye aircraft feature an enclosed propeller that increases operator safety, reduces the aircraft’s acoustic signature and increases aircraft survivability during urban operations.
Press Releases - TEAM GOLDENEYE WINS PHASE III OF DARPA OAV-II PROGRAM
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