Evolution

The "Evolution" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The Evolution backpack able UAV system is highly portable, rapidly deployed and easily operated by a team of two with no special training. Advanced system autonomy enables “hands off” operation of the system from take-off through recovery. The 6.5-pound system operates unobtrusively at an altitude of 300 feet to enable acquisition of overhead daylight, lowlight or infrared imagery from a range of ten kilometers. The daylong UAV demonstration highlights unmanned technology and capabilities from the military and industry and offers a unique opportunity to display and demonstrate full-scale systems and hardware. This year’s theme was, “Focusing Unmanned Technology on the Global War on Terror.” (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain)