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AeroVironment Cut From DARPA’s Maritime Drone Program

Valerie Insinna

Monday, September 28th, 2015

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AeroVironment Cut From DARPA’s Maritime Drone Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to develop inexpensive medium-altitude, long-endurance drones that can easily be integrated onto small ships, but as it embarks on the next stage of the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program, at least one company will no longer be involved.AeroVironment [AVAV] was not selected to receive a phase three contract for the program, the company said last week.“Our team developed a truly innovative approach to addressing DARPA’s requirements, but our customer elected not…

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