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Boeing demonstrates the technologies for the UAV Automated aerial refueling capability

Seattle, USA - Under a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory industry team

Under a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory industry team, the Boeing Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program successfully completed flight tests in August that demonstrated for the first time an unmanned air vehicle's ability to autonomously maintain a steady refueling station behind a tanker aircraft. With autonomous air refueling capabilities, unmanned aircraft will have greater combat radius and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 71216
Rome, Italy, 12/13/2006 17:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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