Airborne for more than 90 minutes, the Army said the successful first flight of its Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) was conducted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LEMV is an optionally manned or unmanned air vehicle, which was manned during this first flight conducted by Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT). The command develops and tests systems for the Army and, when they are ready, turns them over to operators. The primary objective…
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