Engility supports first UAV aerial refuelling
Engility teamed with the US Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration programme to support the recent first aerial refuelling of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) X-47B, the company announced on 11 June.
Engility provided various services for the demonstration, including software engineering to use GPS and inertial data to compute precision navigation information and send it to the UAV; as well as the mechanical design of the equipment and custom components installed on the tanker.
Engility provided power devices, antennas, cabling, high density cameras, custom circuit boards and sensors and radios for the tanker.
Tony Smeraglinolo, president and CEO, Engility, said: 'Engility and specifically the team at our Hollywood, MD, Engineering and Fabrication facility are proud to support the US Navy and this strategic unmanned aerial refueling programme. We are also proud to have been a part of this historic flight.
'Ultimately, the successful conclusion of the UCAS-D and Automated-Aerial-Refuelling technology testing programme will strategically extend the range and time aloft of our nation's unmanned aircraft fleet, providing critical mission support for our forces in different environments.'
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