VERTICAL TAKEOFF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (VTUAV)

AT SEA

10.04.2000

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters     

At Sea (Oct. 4)--The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant was selected to operationally test and evaluate a prototype Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) off its flight deck. Over a period of five days, Valiant successfully conducted numerous day & night Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) tests, wind parameters tests, launches and recoveries, max power trials, software calibrations, stationary and dynamic tracking, auto-return to homebase tests and visual tracking with onboard sensors. The VTUAV,in the future, could be an alternative to deploying a WHEC/WMEC with no airborne asset. U. S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

• Date Taken: 10.04.2000
• Date Posted: 12.11.2013 19:15
• Photo ID: 1081431
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 223.97 KB
• Location: AT SEA