NorthGrum cancelled its LEMV press conference at the AUVSI show in August at the last moment, and did not brief at the Association of the US Army show this week in DC.
So what we have is a radically new air vehicle,
designed by a UK team,
that includes some people from a defunct company that flew a small-scale mock-up,
with an envelope fabricated by a textile company in the US,
integrated by NG's surveillance radar division,
managed by Army missile defense people,
and planned and funded on a very tight schedule.
What could possibly go wrong?
//weeps softly, bangs head on desk