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the development of the altius-600 goes back to 2004 when the Navy awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development | the development of the altius-600 goes back to 2004 when the Navy awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development | ||
and demonstration of a UAV that could be delivered from a Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft’s sonobuoy launch tube<ref>https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/04/navy-air-force-army-drones-helicopters.aspx</ref> | and demonstration of a UAV that could be delivered from a Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft’s sonobuoy launch tube<ref>https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/04/navy-air-force-army-drones-helicopters.aspx</ref> | ||
| + | ==testing== | ||
| + | The drone was test-launched from the US Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle in June 2020. The test demonstrated the drone’s | ||
| + | intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and its ability to scout enemy locations and relay information to | ||
| + | ground teams. <ref>https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/</ref>an ALTIUS-600 drone was successfully air-launched from the Kratos XQ-58A | ||
| + | Valkyrie long-range stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) internal weapons bay for the first time.A test | ||
| + | conducted by Area-I, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, and with the help from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at the US Army Yuma | ||
| + | Proving Ground test range, Arizona, US.<ref>https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/</ref> | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
[[Category:Military Aircraft]] | [[Category:Military Aircraft]] | ||
Revision as of 18:12, September 22, 2021
The altius-600 is a small Tactical american uas that can launched from the air, sea, and ground tube the altius-600 UAS is part of ALTIUS (air-launched, tube-integrated, unmanned system) family of drones developed by [1]Area I for the United States Army
development
the development of the altius-600 goes back to 2004 when the Navy awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development and demonstration of a UAV that could be delivered from a Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft’s sonobuoy launch tube[2]
testing
The drone was test-launched from the US Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle in June 2020. The test demonstrated the drone’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and its ability to scout enemy locations and relay information to ground teams. [3]an ALTIUS-600 drone was successfully air-launched from the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie long-range stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) internal weapons bay for the first time.A test conducted by Area-I, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, and with the help from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground test range, Arizona, US.[4]
Further reading
- ↑ https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/area-i-expanding-air-launched-effects-portfolio-with-1000km-range-drone/140922.article
- ↑ https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/04/navy-air-force-army-drones-helicopters.aspx
- ↑ https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/
- ↑ https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/
