Lockheed Martin’s advanced tactical Group 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS), Fury, is regularly flying longrange endurance test missions as the company prepares it for low-rate production.

In flight tests since May 2016, Fury has flown more than 200 hours and reliably demonstrated more than 12-hour endurance, while simultaneously operating 100 pounds of payloads, including electrooptical/infrared surveillance systems, voice communications relays, SATCOM links, and multiple signals intelligence payloads.

The ramp-up in flight tests and demonstrations has grown significantly. Fury has completed over 400 flight test hours, with significant increase in the second half of 2016.

“These flight tests have consistently proven that Fury is a true ‘anytime, anywhere’ tactical Group 3 aircraft. Fury can be deployed to execute strategic and tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions with endurance and capability previously found only in Group 4 systems,” said Kevin Westfall, Director of Unmanned Systems at Lockheed Martin.