(Newswire.net — July 30, 2018) Plano, Texas — The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, Futures Directorate is continuing to pursue technologies that successfully participated in last year’s S2ME2 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise by sponsoring further development. On June 20, 2018, Martin UAV LLC and the Naval Air Systems Command entered into a research contract to explore extending the V‑BAT’s existing autonomous landing capability, to include autonomous landings on ships and the integration of advanced payloads. Both tasks add to the V‑BAT’s long catalogue of capabilities that already support the Marine Corps’ Ship to Shore and Objective ISR missions.
The V-BAT is a tail sitting VTOL fixed wing UAV that is launch and recovery equipment independent. A V-BAT, a laptop based GCS, a data link, and a 20’ x 20’ clear space are all that are required to operate. V-BAT can ‘hover and stare’ at a target any time the mission requires and, with an inherently safe ducted fan, can operate close to personnel.
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Martin UAV is an advanced technology company that specializes in building the world’s finest unmanned aircraft and associated flight control software. With offices located in Plano, TX, Santa Clara, CA & Rohnert Park, CA, Martin UAV systems are commercially developed to fill critical operational needs in genuine, tactical & confined commercial environments with a near-zero footprint. Martin’s V-BAT series aircraft, for example, is the only single-engine ducted fan VTOL that has the ability to take off and land from a hover, fly 8+ hours in horizontal flight, and make mid-flight transitions to “hover & stare” at any time throughout a given mission set. For more information, visit our website at www.martinuav.com
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