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Boeing to develop and test a demonstrator for "Phantom Ray" technology

St. Louis, USA - The first flight is scheduled for December 2010

The Boeing Company announced today its plans to develop and demonstrate an unmanned flying test bed for advanced air system technologies. The internally funded program, called "Phantom Ray", will use the prototype vehicle that Boeing originally developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/U.S. Air Force/U.S. Navy Joint-Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) program. The Phantom...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104161
Rome, Italy, 05/08/2009 17:01
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