Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk

The Honeywell RQ -16A T- Hawk is a VTOL micro - UAV of the U.S. armed forces.

Description

The development of the T- Hawk began in 2003, after DARPA launched the " Micro Air Vehicle" program ( MAV ). Honeywell submitted a number of proposals and was awarded a construction contract for 40 million U.S. dollars. This called for the construction of a demonstrator and was incorporated into the U.S. Army in the context of the Future Combat Systems. Even before the first prototype was completed, Honeywell was awarded in May 2006 for $ 61 million dollar contract for an upgraded Advanced Micro Air Vehicle.

2007 ordered the U.S. Navy 20 MAVs and put this one in Iraq. It was found that they are well suited for the search for booby traps. This meant that the U.S. Navy in January 2008 surprisingly ordered 372 MAVs while the official identification RQ -16A T- Hawk awarded.

In January 2009, the British forces announced that they wish to procure five complete T- Hawk systems.

In the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a T- Hawk was used for data collection, as it was in June 2011 to make an emergency landing on a reactor building.

Specifications

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