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Monday June 18, 2007 3:26 pm
MAVs Drafted for Iraqi War
The Honeywell MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) system has been issued for release in Iraq. It is comprised of a ground station with two air vehicles. Featuring forward and downward cameras, it has a 50 knot airspeed, can go up to 10,500 ft., and can travel up to one hundred waypoints on a flight plan. At a weight of about 15 lbs., it can be carried in a backpack and takes about 5 minutes to deploy.
Check out the video (we especially like the Mission Impossible-type background music) to watch the MAV in action which cost the Navy $7.5 million for more than a dozen of the systems. We are thinking that if the military keeps issuing search and rescue vehicles at its present rate, we should finally be able to replace some of our troops that have been long overdue to come home.
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