AeroVironment's (AV) [AVAV] RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) recently demonstrated 30 hours of persistent surveillance of a point target. The Army SUAS Product Manager and AV at Camp Roberts, Calif., conducted the demonstration after a Pentagon inquiry regarding the potential for AV's Raven SUAS to perform low- cost, tactically relevant persistent surveillance. The continuous 30-hour duration represents a prolonged tactical level surveillance mission similar to what would typically be performed at the battalion or lower level, the company…
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