The tests, conducted at Fort Stewart, Ga., validated the radar-carrying A160T's flight characteristics with more than 50 hours of flying time. The new radar will be able to detect and track moving vehicles and dismounted troops under foliage, filling a current surveillance gap. Vic Sweberg, director of Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) at Boeing considers the recent test a validation of the "operational readiness of this important capability". He said that the combination of these unique platform and sensor make a formidable system.
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