Darpa’s Vulture UAV Would Stay Aloft Five Years

Credit: AEROVIRONMENT
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is extending the notion of persistent surveillance. Its latest unmanned aerial vehicle program seeks to develop a platform that will stay airborne for five years—no small feat considering that the endurance of operational UAVs is measured in hours. Known...

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