英石。密苏里州路易斯- 波音公司[纽约证券交易所：学士学位] unveiled the fighter-sized Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system, a test bed for advanced technologies.
“We are on a fast track, and first flight is in sight,” said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works. “Phantom Ray is on schedule to fly in December, about two years after this project began. This is a tremendous accomplishment for Boeing and the Phantom Ray team.”
Phantom Ray计划于今年夏天开始出租车测试。在12月的第一次航班将在大约六个月内最多进行9次飞行。Phantom Ray旨在支持可能包括情报，监视和侦察的潜在任务；抑制敌方防空；电子攻击；罢工;和自动空中加油。
“The initial flights will take Phantom Ray through its paces for the flight test profile. Beyond that, the missions and systems tested will be determined by future warfighter needs,” said Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing.
Phantom Ray, which evolved from the X-45C program, is one of several programs in the Phantom Works division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Phantom Works uses rapid prototyping initiatives to design, develop and build advanced aircraft and then demonstrate their capabilities.
Key Phantom Ray suppliers include General Electric-Aviation (propulsion and power distribution), Honeywell (brake system), Woodward-HRT (flight control actuation system), Crane Hydro-Aire (brake controls) and Heroux-Devtek (landing gear).
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