LONG ENDURANCE MULTI-INTELLIGENCE VEHICLE (LEMV)
Abstract
The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is a technology demonstration effort to improve persistent surveillance and assured communications using a platform with significantly improved endurance over existing systems. The LEMV platform is a hybrid airship that achieves vertical lift from helium contained within its hull making it lighter-than-air and from traditional engine propulsion that produces thrust to provide lift. The LEMV prototype requirements are to achieve 21 day endurance in 20 knot continuous winds, carry 2500 pounds of multiple surveillance and communication payloads, operate at a maximum altitude of 20,000 feet Mean Sea Level, and provide 16 kilowatts (kW) of power to the payload. The LEMV system is recoverable and reusable. The LEMV system prototype and associated technologies will be evaluated during a Joint Military Utility Assessment (JMUA) in an operational environment upon completion of developmental testing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- LE4_0305205A_4_2040_PB_2013
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- Root: Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV)
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