SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.,
April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] advanced tactical Group 3 unmanned
aerial system (UAS), Fury, is regularly flying long-range endurance
test missions as the company prepares it for low-rate
production.
In flight tests since May 2016,
Fury has flown more than 200 hours and reliably demonstrated more
than 12-hour endurance, while simultaneously operating 100 pounds
of payloads, including electro-optical/infrared surveillance
systems, voice communications relays, SATCOM links, and multiple
signals intelligence payloads.
The ramp-up in flight tests and demonstrations has grown
significantly. Fury has completed over 400 flight test hours, with
significant increase in the second half of 2016.
"These flight tests have consistently proven that Fury is a true
'anytime, anywhere' tactical Group 3 aircraft. Fury can be deployed
to execute strategic and tactical Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance missions with endurance and capability previously
found only in Group 4 systems," said Kevin
Westfall, Director of Unmanned Systems at Lockheed Martin.
"We continue to investment internally in Fury to deliver this
proven, critical capability at the best value for our
customers."
Lockheed Martin regularly flies Fury at its operating base at
the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona
where the team inserts pre-planned product improvements to further
the Fury capability. Fury can support multiple payload integration,
making it possible to efficiently execute various missions with a
single aircraft.
Additionally, infrastructure is in place at Lockheed Martin
manufacturing facilities to quickly deliver Fury and to rapidly
scale up to full-rate production needs, Westfall said. Lockheed
Martin is in discussions with potential domestic and international
customers.
Lockheed Martin has five decades of experience in unmanned and
autonomous systems for air, land and sea. From the depths of the
ocean to the rarified air of the stratosphere, Lockheed Martin's
unmanned systems help our military, civil and commercial customers
accomplish their most difficult challenges.
For more information about Fury, visit:
www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/fury.html. For additional
information about Lockheed Martin autonomous and unmanned systems,
visit: www.lockheedmartin.com/unmanned.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
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