Errymath: V-247 Vigilant

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V-247 Vigilant, Bell says it
 will 'combine the vertical lift capability of a helicopter with the 
speed and range of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft'.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Bell has unveiled a radical new tiltrotor drone that could be launched from warships to carry out attacks automatically.</span></div>
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<span id="ext-gen106" style="font-size: 1.2em;">Called
 the V-247 Vigilant, Bell says it will 'combine the vertical lift 
capability of a helicopter with the speed and range of a conventional 
fixed-wing aircraft'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">It boasts the craft could be in service by 2023, and is able to take off from anywhere - even a dangerous ship's deck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'The
 Bell V-247 Vigilant is the next leap in innovation making the future of
 aviation a reality today – it's a testament to the power and 
versatility of tiltrotor flight,' said Mitch Snyder, president and CEO 
at Bell Helicopter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'The
 unmanned tiltrotor is the latest example of how we are changing the way
 the world flies, taking our customers into the dynamic world of 
next-generation aircraft.' </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The
 aviation giant says the UAS is designed to provide 'unmatched 
long-endurance persistent expeditionary and surveillance capability and 
lethal reach, as well as runway independence to operate successfully in 
maritime environments and locations without secure runway availability.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The
 bays on the Bell V-247 Vigilant are designed to carry high definition 
sensors, fuel, sonar buoys, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) modules,
 360-degree surface radar modules, an MK-50 torpedo or Hellfire or JAGM 
missiles optimally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;"> With
 its signature blade fold wing stow design, it will fit inside a DDG 
hangar space, and two can be loaded on a C-17 aircraft. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'Leveraging
 lessons learned from our extensive history and experience with 
tiltrotors, we have found the best available solution to fulfill the 
Marine Corps need for a Group 5 UAS,' said Vince Tobin, vice president, 
advanced tiltrotor systems at Bell Helicopter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;"> 'The Bell 
V-247 Vigilant will give military customers the capabilities needed to 
reduce the complexity of deployment, increase speed of employment, 
reduce mission times and increase response time – all critical elements 
to completing missions to save lives and protect our freedom.'</span></div>
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long-endurance persistent expeditionary and surveillance capability and 
lethal reach, as well as runway independence to operate successfully in 
maritime environments and locations without secure runway availability.'</div>
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                                <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIGILANT SPECS: </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">-  Single engine tiltrotor unmanned aerial system </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">-  250 knots cruise speed; 180 knots endurance speed; >300 knots at maximum continuous power</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">-  Combat range: 450 nautical miles mission radius</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">-  Time on station: 11 hours </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">-  Can hold a combination of fuel, armament, and sensors, up to 13,000 pounds </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Air-to-air refueling </span></div>
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