Boeing to Provide TUAVs to Australia

Boeing Australia signed a contract to provide Australia its first Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) capability under Joint Project (JP) 129. Boeing Australia, and its partner Israel Aircraft Industries’ Malat Division, will deliver the I-View 250A TUAV and associated systems to the Australian Army, which the company says will provide new airborne surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition capabilities. Boeing says the I-View 250A TUAV system’s endurance and payload capabilities allow it to detect, identify and monitor targets at ranges up to 150 kilometers from its launch site. Other notable features include catapult or conventional runway launch, fully automatic recovery via conventional or powered parafoil and data link equipment based on the U.S. Common Data Link standard to facilitate interoperability with allied forces. More