By Emelie Rutherford The Coast Guard is looking at buying two varieties of unmanned-aerial vehicles (UAVs), and may seek funding in the fiscal year 2010 federal budget for mid-altitude drone aircraft that launch from land, its acquisition leader said. The Coast Guard has been studying unmanned aircraft on the market, after halting plans last year for a Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] vertical-lift UAV, which was to deploy with the National Security Cutter (NSC) yet the service said was not close…
Coast Guard Eyeing Both Cutter-Based And Land-Based Unmanned Aircraft
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