World Surveillance Group, a developer of lighter-thanair unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and related technologies, has announced completion of additional tethered flight testing of its Argus One airship in Easton, Maryland.

The Argus One carried out aerodynamic exercises to test the newly improved and reinforced airship envelope as well as improvements to mechanical systems located in the airship’s pod bay unit.

It is currently working with the test directors at the US Army’s proving ground facility at Yuma, Arizona to reschedule the Argus One’s flight test exercises and expects to return to Yuma in the near future. These rescheduled flight test exercises at Yuma are expected to include aerodynamic testing to demonstrate the Argus One’s unique flight capabilities as well as payload integration testing to demonstrate the airship’s platform capabilities.

In the interim, it intends to continue tethered flight testing of the Argus One in Easton.