Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft with no onboard pilot. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic automation systems. UAVs are currently used in a number of military roles, including reconnaissance and attack.

The acronym UAV has been expanded in some cases to UAVS (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle System). The Federal Aviation Administration has adopted the generic class Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to reflect the fact that these are not just aircraft, but systems including ground stations and other elements.

• AAI Corporation - AAI Corporation, founded in 1950, is a global corporation whose products and services include an array of innovative aerospace and defense technologies. We are a full service UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) company with over 20 years of experience designing, producing, testing, fielding and supporting a complete family of advanced tactical unmanned aircraft systems - the Shadow 200, Shadow 400, and Shadow 600 systems - throughout the world.
• Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) - Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) is a privately owned International Military Systems Group offering comprehensive military solutions at Systems or Platform Level.
• The Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft - small, economic, and operationally flexible with a flight capability in excess of 30hrs/3000km - designed for meteorological and environmental observations, and surveillance over oceanic, remote and hazardous areas. Aerosonde "Laima" was the first unmanned aircraft to cross the north atlantic. The crossing was completed within 15 minutes of schedule after a flight of 3270 km in a time of 26 h 45 min.
• BAI Aerosystems - BAI Aerosystems, a division of L-3 Communications Corp., designs, manufactures, and integrates Unmanned Aircraft Systems, targeting the tactical (less than 500 pounds) UAS segment. L-3 BAI Aerosystems also offers a complete line of subsystems, including avionics and auto pilots, imaging and sensor payloads, ground control stations, support equipment, and launchers, which are incorporated into its proprietary designs as well as sold to other UAV manufacturers.
• Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. - The Bell Eagle Eye UAS - Intelligent. Watchful. No runway needed. - The Bell Eagle Eye UAS flies into the toughest life-threatening conditions so you don't need to. Providing the best recon reports, in the worst dynamic conditions, hour after hover-flight hour, this UAS utilizes mature tiltrotor technology to provide a runwayless solution for the ultimate in ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.)
• Boeing - Integrated Defense Systems - The A160 Hummingbird Unmanned Aerial Vehicle looks like a helicopter but is unlike any other helicopter on the market today. It can reach higher altitudes, hover for longer periods of time, go greater distances and operate much more quietly than current helicopters. And it features a unique optimum speed rotor technology that enables the Hummingbird to adjust the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) of the rotor blades at different altitudes and cruise speeds.
• EADS N.V. - High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV); EuroHawk; Eagle I System; CL-289; Tracker (DRAC); Scorpio
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. provides a seamless integration of aircraft, sensor and weapon systems crucial to providing situational awareness and more effective support for ground forces. Click here to download our latest brochure. The Aircraft Systems Group develops, manufactures and services state-of-the-art remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) such as the Predator and Predator B.
• Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Inc. (MMIST) -- Leader in Precision Aerial Delivery systems -- Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Inc. is a world leader in the development, production and support of precision aerial delivery systems. MMIST systems enable the safe and accurate delivery of critical supplies and aerial services in support of search and rescue, humanitarian relief, and military operations in hostile environments. The Sherpa is the most widely used and mature GPS guided parachute delivery system available. This proven technology accurately delivers up to one ton of supplies from cargo aircraft under adverse real-world conditions. The SnowGoose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an organically deployable system that delivers unmatched payload, endurance and operational flexibility and is the world's first fielded cargo UAV.
• Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems - Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector designs, develops, produces and supports network-enabled systems and subsystems. Current products - Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS); M324 UAS (Unmanned Aerial System); MQ-5B Hunter UAS; MQ-8B Army Fire Scout; MQ-8B Navy Fire Scout; NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS); RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk; RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk; [Targets: BQM-34 Firebee; BQM-74E; BQM-74F; CHUKAR III]
• RP Flight Systems -- The best in UAV technology! -- RPFS and its clients have a growing list of successful missions under it's belt, including forest fire observation, law enforcement intelligence gathering, and missing person searches. Fire bosses have come to rely on images provided by our equipment to give them vital fire location and size information, which helps them to gain the upper hand advantages necessary to save lives and property. Law enforcement officers are able to rapidly deploy our aircraft in urban areas to gain valuable information about targets of interest such as homes where no-knock warrants will be served. The aircraft can be used to covertly monitor drug activity, or to assist in eradication efforts.
• UAV Flight Systems - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Small, low cost GPS autopilots for UAVs - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, flight control systems for RPVs - Remotely Piloted Vehicles, inexpensive UAVs for video surveillance
• Warrior (Aero-Marine) Ltd. - GULL UAV - Warrior is developing the GULL series of unmanned platforms, which combine the abilities of both aerial vehicles (UAVs) and surface vehicle (USVs), in one "UXV" - this term being used increasingly by military and civil customers.