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Gimbaled Camera Coming This Month For FCS Class I UAV

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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt This month, the Future Combat System's (FCS) Class 1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), produced by Honeywell [HON] takes another step forward--with the addition of gimbaled sensors, according to Army officials. Right now, the UAV has fixed electro-optical and infrared cameras. To change the view, the vehicle must be maneuvered. With gimbaled sensors, the vehicle can hover while sensors move, soldiers from the 5th Brigade 1st Armor (Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF)) at Ft. Bliss, Texas, told visiting…

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