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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Armed Shadow UAV To Fly Within Two Years

RQ-7B Shadow 200U.S. Marine Corps plans to arm the AAI RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft have cleared NATO treaty compliance hurdles.

The service now expects to conduct a field user evaluation within 18-24 months.

NATO approval was needed as the rail-launched Shadow falls under a treaty intended to prevent the proliferation of intermediate-range cruise missiles. “We had to demonstrate it is a UAS,” says Col. James Rector, Navy program manager for small tactical unmanned aerial systems.

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