HAV-3
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The HAV-3, (Hybrid Air Vehicle - 3), is a heavier than air aircraft
designed for unmanned, long-endurance, medium-altitude intelligence operations. Designed by Hybrid Air Vehicles
and based on their SkyCat
products, the aircraft has been selected by the US Army for its Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle
(LEMV) programme in which Northrop Grumman
will be the prime contractor.
Hybrid airship
"A hybrid airship is an aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air technology, fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter, and lighter-than-air , aerostat technology."[1]Examples include helicopter/airship hybrids intended for heavy lift applications and dynamic lift airships intended for...
designed for unmanned, long-endurance, medium-altitude intelligence operations. Designed by Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd., led by Chief Executive Gary Elliott , is a designer of air vehicles known as hybrid airships. These vehicles, such as the prototype HAV-3, utilize both aerodynamics and lighter-than-air technology to generate lift, potentially allowing the vehicle to stay aloft for a few...
and based on their SkyCat
SkyCat
SkyCat is a class of proposed heavy-lift and ultra-heavy-lift hybrid aircraft which derive more than half of their lift by helium buoyancy and the balance via aerodynamic lift produced by aerodynamic shaping. Such vehicles are not "payload specific"...
products, the aircraft has been selected by the US Army for its Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle
Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle
The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle is a state-of-the-art hybrid military airship developed by Northrop Grumman for the United States Army which will provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for ground troops....
(LEMV) programme in which Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
will be the prime contractor.