By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] said recently it has successfully completed a series of tests using modified ship-based ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to track simulated biological plumes, collect the airborne agents, return the craft to the ship to retrieve the samples and then re-launch the aircraft. The tests, which began last November and ended in February, followed receipt of an $8.2 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in March 2006 (Defense Daily, June 6, 2006). Under…
Boeing Reports Success In UAV Bio-Collection Tests
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