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DARPA Plans Venture Energy Subsystem Flight-Like Ground Test In 2015

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans in 2015 to test the energy subsystem of a flight-like ground demonstrator as part of its Vulture ultra-persistent, high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program, according to Vulture’s program manager. Vulture program manager Chris Schulz said recently DARPA is focusing on Vulture’s solar collection (photovoltaics) and energy subsystems (solid fuel cells) because these technology areas are critical for persistent HALE flights and are the least mature. DARPA seeks to develop critical…

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