Lockheed Martin is preparing its Fury tactical UAV for low-rate production.
Fury has already completed more than 400 flight test hours, of which more than 200 hours have been racked up over the 12 months. Fury has "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," according to a Lockheed Martin news release.
"These flight tests have consistently proven that Fury is a true 'anytime, anywhere' tactical Group 3 aircraft," said Kevin Westfall, Lockheed Martin's director of unmanned systems. "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."
Lockheed Martin says it is currently discussing potential sales with domestic and international customers.
