Project Morrigan?

[Jackonicko]

Anyone know anything?

Don't need to know what, just whether its new and previously unreleased.

[meub]

http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_107106174325.html

[ORAC]

HERTI UAV PROGRAMME (http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tanaris/)

HERTI (High Endurance Rapid Technology Insertion) UAV is a fully autonomous multi-mission UAV optimised for surveillance and point reconnaissance.

The HERTI 1-D concept demonstrator was the first of the HERTI systems and it used the common systems, the power plant and the ground station from the CORAX and RAVEN UAV programmes. HERTI-D used the airframe designed by Mr Janaowski of J&AS Aero Design.

The HERTI-D progressed from conception phase in June 2004 to achieving its first flight in Australia in December 2004. Carrying the BAE Systems ICE payload, HERTI-D carried out extended missions including fully autonomous flight, demonstrations of loiter capability, and complex flight profiles at altitudes up to 5,000ft.

HERTI-1A is a significantly larger version of the HERTI-1D and has larger payload capacity and high endurance. The HERTI-1A vehicle G-8-008 achieved the first fully autonomous mission of an unmanned aircraft in UK airspace on 18 August 2005.

This first flight included a take-off from Campbeltown airport in Scotland, the flight of a fully autonomous mission over Machrihanish bay and return to Campbeltown Airport with a fully autonomous landing. The autonomous flight controlled by a mission system commander, was conducted in close collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority.

In September 2006, it was announced that BAE Systems would be working with the RAF on a two-year programme (Project Morrigan) to integrate the HERTI UAV into UK military exercises, to inform future development of UAV capabilities.

BAE Systems has confirmed the successful completion of a new series of trials for its fully autonomous HERTI UAV system.

In November and December 2006, HERTI successfully completed fully autonomous flight trials at the Woomera range followed by a period of data analysis concluded in January. The ICE payload successfully undertook autonomous target searches.

[Duncan McCoughina]

Why do you want to know Jacko?

[Jackonicko]

Saw the BAE release, had an intriguing photo, wondered how new it was.

[pr00ne]

Isnt this it's use in Afghanistan. Open source reference to it on a web site last week about the completion of operational trials in Helmand province under active service conditions by the RAF.

[Jackonicko]

Don't spose you have a link, Prooooone?

[Art Field]

Project title is a bit close to Mulligan.

[airborne_artist]

Is it anything to do with "Wrong Way" Corrigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan)?

[3 bladed beast]

I'm well aware of Project Morrigan and the personnel involved!!! I can personally assure you that all involved are working very hard indeed...just watch out for those very strong Chinook winds!!!

We go way back.

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