Advanced version of Fury unmanned aerial system achieves 14-hour flight duration, breaks breaks 100 total hour flight time
AME engineers have implemented a more powerful launcher to avoid wind and altitude launch constraints when flying above 300 pounds at takeoff.
"The Fury 1500 continues its recent string of successful test flights over the last few weeks. We have been demonstrating system reliability by flying back-to-back sorties and have accumulated over 109 flight hours in the last 45 days. Reaching this duration puts us alone in the category of long-endurance, large payload, tactical UAS, but we are not finished yet. We expect to achieve 16+ hours soon, and in a short time will exceed that as we continue to improve our heavy-fuel propulsion system," says John Purvis, president and CEO of AME UAS.
"Fury 1500, and its mission planning and control system, Sharkfin, are progressing nicely toward a fully deployable capability for our Army, Navy, and special mission customers," notes Jay McConville, AME UAS chairman. "With its multi-INT capability, small footprint, and open architecture, we expect Fury to add significantly to our nation's mission capability for both land and maritime use, and be easily integrated with existing C2 and intelligence systems. While still new, the open and flexible architecture will ensure a bright future for both Fury and Sharkfin."