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First flight of heavy-fuel powered Fury 1500 UAS

May 16-31, 2011

AME unmanned air systems (AME UAS) has announced the successful first flight of the Fury 1500 small tactical unmanned aerial system (STUAS) powered by a heavy-fuel engine.

It is latest upgrade to the Fury, developed at AME UAS’s facility in San Luis Obispo, California, significantly increases the capability of the system, decreasing the logistical footprint of the system while increasing its endurance substantially.

The Fury 1500 is a long-endurance, survivable, and runway-independent UAS, providing the large (multi-payload) capacity needed to satisfy critical requirements for the warfighter. The Fury UAS, which was designed for multiple special missions, had its initial flight in 2008.