Skylark

A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Skylark is a man-pack system for close range, over the hill surveillance and reconnaissance. The UAV, designed for perimeter security, border surveillance and law enforcement, has a wingspan of 2.4 meters and has a mission endurance of two hours. Its payload can include a color television camera and a forward-looking infrared sensor. The daylong UAV demonstration highlights unmanned technology and capabilities from the military and industry and offers a unique opportunity to display and demonstrate full-scale systems and hardware. This year’s theme was, “Focusing Unmanned Technology on the Global War on Terror.” (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain)