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AeroVironment Unveils Shrike, a Small Vertical-lift UAS

AeroVironment, manufacturer of a line of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by the U.S.

AeroVironment, of Monrovia, Calif., has unveiled a vertical-lift, man-portable UAS named Shrike. (Photo: AeroVironment)

September 12, 2011

AeroVironment, manufacturer of a line of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by the U.S. military and other forces, unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), man-portable UAS named Shrike. The aircraft is the result of a development contract awarded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).

Darpa in 2008 awarded the Monrovia, Calif.-based company a $4.6 million contract to develop a small UAS capable of performing “hover/perch and stare” missions. At the time, AeroVironment said the stealthy, persistent, perch and stare (SP2S) concept was based on its Wasp UAS, a hand-launched, fixed-wing aircraft. Shrike generates lift from four small rotors and can hover 40 minutes or longer with a high-resolution video camera, the company says.

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