Mantis Begins Search For Prey
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By Douglas Barrie in London and Bettina H. Chavanne in Washington
The U.K.’s Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator has completed a series of test flights using the range at Woomera in Australia. The first flight was made Oct. 21, but was only revealed today. Several mission-representative trials have since been carried out, marking the culmination of phase one of the Mantis program, which has now been concluded....