Bell helicopter completes UCAR design

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Bell Helicopter, a member of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s team for the Army's UCAR program, has completed the preliminary design for a novel air vehicle for the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) project. Bell has analyzed 13 concepts from advanced, slowed rotor helicopters through very high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fan-in-wing configurations selecting a heavy fuel advanced compound helicopter concept to obtain efficient vertical lift and speed capabilities in excess of 170 knots.

Mid-range UAV sensors can 'lock' on enemy: Company

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Optical Alchemy, Inc., based in Maynard, Massachusetts, has come up with a sensor product line will address two significant practical problems limiting the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The sensor product line, which includes KJ-600 series and KJ-800 series sensor suites, addresses the precision locating and sheer bulk problems and these two advantages can open up a possibility of deploying small, relatively low-cost UAVs that can dispense precise location information about enemy targets.

Engineering Services, Engineering for Plastic, Rubber Prodcts, Engineering firms

Bell helicopter Osprey style groundbreaking UAV goes to testing

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Bell Helicopter's aircraft, a version of Eagle Eye unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is modeled after the company's V-22 Osprey and it will be starting flight-testing from January 2006. The company has won a special certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), specifically giving the company permission to conduct the flight tests.

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