Dragon Warrior Communications Relay Testing Using the K-MAX Helicopter.

摘要

NRL's Communication Systems Branch is developing a communications relay for the Dragon Warrior unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will provide over-the-horizon links for networked data communications through a self- organizing background backbone network using the BAE Systems AN/VRC-99A radio. It will provide wideband TCP/IP services at up to 1 Mbps data rate at ranges up to 50 nmi. Initial flight tests of the equipment were performed using the Kaman Aerospace K-MAX helicopter as a surrogate aircraft. This document reports the results of those tests and the lessons learned.