Drones / UASUnmanned aerial vehicle
Naval Research Laboratory Flyrt
The Naval Research Laboratory Flyrt, or Flying Radar Target, was a small electric-powered unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the United States Naval Research Laboratory to serve as an expendable radar decoy for the defense of United States Navy ships. Tested in the fall of 1993, it was considered successful but was not ordered into production.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- United States Naval Research Laboratory
- Category
- Drones / UAS
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1993-09-09
Specifications
- Max speed
- 70 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 132 lb
- Wingspan
- 8 ft
- Number built
- 13
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.