Naval Research Lab Targets Three-Day Small UAV Flight

FORT WORTH — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is preparing for a three-day flight of its Ion Tiger experimental fuel-cell-powered unmanned aircraft. In 2009, the 37-lb. Ion Tiger flew for just more than 26 hr., powered by a compressed-hydrogen fuel cell and carrying a 5-lb. electro-optical...

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