COTS approach to a utility VTOL UAV

Jay R. Snyder

doi:10.1117/12.330185

5 November 1998 COTS approach to a utility VTOL UAV

Jay R. Snyder

Proceedings Volume 3431, Airborne Reconnaissance XXII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330185
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Many UAVs are in the market place but few are very profitable. After studying the lessons learned form our predecessors, a commercial off the shelf approach was chosen to meet the price performance challenge. A multi-mission capable aircraft was chosen to provide exposure to the widest possible market. Using an analysis tool developed for DARPA, the Vigilante VTOL UAV was successfully competed against both Outrider and Predator.

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Jay R. Snyder "COTS approach to a utility VTOL UAV", Proc. SPIE 3431, Airborne Reconnaissance XXII, (5 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330185

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