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August 6th, 2009

Fury UAV With Thunderstorm Aboard Demos Electronic Attack System


Fury with Thunderstorm (UAV-CTI) A Chesapeake Technology International Corporation (CTI) / AeroMech Engineering, Incorporated (AME) team has successfully demo'd an unmanned airborne medium power communications Electronic Attack (EA) capability during two successful flights conducted at an airfield in California during the week of July 27th, 2009.

The team included Electronic Attack specialists and software/system engineers from CTI and engineers and flight test specialists from AME. AeroMech's Fury platform was modified to accommodate CTI's Thunderstorm EA system. The long endurance, low-medium altitude air vehicle provides 23 pounds of payload capacity in a small, durable package. It is capable of being flown with gas or heavy-fuel engines and provides up to 400 watts of continuous power for the payloads. Fury has a wingspan of 12 feet, a maximum take off gross weight of 125 pounds with payload and fuel, and can remain on station for up to18.5 hours. The system is designed to be launched and recovered from austere locations, including both maritime and littoral environments.