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DARPA Green Lights Phase II For AeroVironment Nano Air Vehicle

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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

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AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) May 27 announced it has been awarded a six month, $636,000 Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build a flying prototype for the Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program. AV completed a preliminary design review at the end of its Phase I, $1.7 million program. Phase II will culminate with the demonstration of a rudimentary, three-inch flapping-wing air vehicle system. Following a successful demonstration, DARPA has the option to extend…

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