Monday, September 21, 2009

What Future UAVs Will Be Capable Of

Stealthy F-35 Sensor To Fly On Avenger UAV -- Aviation Week

Lockheed Martin is working with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to fly a version of the F-35’s stealthy electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) on the Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the latter part of 2010.

Mounted behind faceted sapphire windows, the mid-wave infrared sensor would reduce the swept-wing, jet-powered UAV’s radar signature compared with the conventional external electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) turret on a Predator or Reaper.

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My Comment:
And this is what they are saying publicly. Would love to know what they are not telling us.

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