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Newest Block III Apache Helicopter Successfully Controls Army Gray Eagle UAV

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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

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The Longbow Limited Liability Company's Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently successfully controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter, while both were in flight. Longbow LLC is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC]. During flight tests at El Mirage, Calif., and Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, the UTA controlled the payload and flight path of a Gray Eagle (MQ-1C) while both the Apache and unmanned aircraft system…

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