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Monday, November 03, 2008

US Coast Guard seeks ship-based unmanned air vehicle

The US Coast Guard has resumed a process to buy a ship-based unmanned aircraft system for the first time since the cancellation of the Bell TR918 Eagle Eye tiltrotor.

A newly released request for information asks industry to submit packages with details about potential aircraft, payloads and ground control systems that can operate from the USCG's new national security cutter fleet.

Responses will be analysed to determine the "state of the technology", and will lead to identifying systems for advanced technology demonstrations scheduled for mid-2009, the agency says.

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