Tuesday, December 02, 2008

SnowGoose

IOC: 2003
Total Production: 5
Total Program's Cost: USD$1.0 million

Unitary Cost: USD$250,000

Origin
Canada

Description: The SnowGoose is an unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed to provide airlift capabilities in support of warfighters dropped from an aircraft or launched off the back of a Humvee vehicle. The SnowGoose can deliver small cargoes such as ammunition, leaflets, medical supplies, and other equipment with pinpoint accuracy. It features a a minimum flight altitude of 61 meters (200-ft) and is undetectable at altitudes of 610 meters (2,000-ft) or more.

The US Special Operations Command ordered 5 SnowGoose UAVs with potential orders for up to 74 SnowGooses. A single SnowGoose system can be operated by just a crew of 4-man.

Specifications
Accommodation: Unmanned

Performance: Ceiling 5,500 m (18,045 ft), Cruise Speed 18 mps (35 kt)

Operators

United States of America / 5

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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