DARPA is conducting an
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program to
demonstrate the military application of a backpackable miniature
UAV systems operable by an individual dismounted soldier. The
program focuses on a miniature design, capable of vertical takeoff
and landing, which will be optimize for operations in difficult and restricted
environments such as an urban environment, operations in confined
spaces; high concentrations of civilians, as well as in
mountainous terrain and heavily forested areas. The current
program also focused in the reconnaissance and surveillance
applications of the system. One of the candidate systems is a
scale-down version of the iSTAR
system, developed by Allied Aerospace for the DARPA
OAV program
DARPA is conducting an
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program to
demonstrate the military application of a backpackable miniature
UAV systems operable by an individual dismounted soldier. The
program focuses on a miniature design, capable of vertical takeoff
and landing, which will be optimize for operations in difficult and restricted
environments such as an urban environment, operations in confined
spaces; high concentrations of civilians, as well as in
mountainous terrain and heavily forested areas. The current
program also focused in the reconnaissance and surveillance
applications of the system. One of the candidate systems is a
scale-down version of the