Griffon_Aerospace_MQM-170_Outlaw Knowpia

MQM-170 Outlaw
Role	aerial target
Manufacturer	Griffon Aerospace
Designer	Larry A. French
First flight	2003
Introduction	July 2004
Primary users	United States Army; United States Navy ; United States Marine Corps ; United States Air Force
Produced	2004 – present
Number built	over 2,200
Type	3W Model 150i 17 hp 2 cyl 2 stroke

The Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw is an unmanned aerial vehicle which is used to support air defense artillery training, research, development, and test activities. It can serve as a target drone, surrogate training platform, or in a surrogate aerial reconnaissance and forward observation role. The aircraft has been in use since 2004.^[1]

The system consists of an air vehicle and a ground control station which includes an optional satellite link communication suite. The Outlaw may be launched pneumatically, or by runway takeoff when equipped with landing gear.^[2]

References edit

^ "Outlaw G1".
^ "Griffon MQM-170 Outlaw".

External links edit

Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw page on Designation Systems.net
U.S. Army PEO STRI Outlaw Remotely Piloted Vehicle Target Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
Aviation Week Article Griffon
Huntsville Times Article
local news articles Griffon

[1] "Outlaw G1".

[2] "Griffon MQM-170 Outlaw".

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