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April 20th, 2004 - For Immediate Release

BAI successfully demonstrates shipboard recovery system for use with Tern UAV.

	Tern UAS being tested at BAI Aerosystems "Ragged Island" flight test facility

BAI Aerosystems has successfully demonstrated a shipboard recovery system recently developed by the company for its "Tern" UAS at the firm's "Ragged Island" flight test facility located in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

For this activity, standard BAI Tern UAVs were converted from their conventional "tricycle" (steerable nose gear / fixed main gear) configuration to skids with a lightweight tail hook. Recovery was demonstrated in an area of only 50 square feet. Additional testing in preparation for Tern's participation in an upcoming military exercise is planned for later this month.

A brief video clip of a tailhook recovery "onboard" the Ragged Island 2000 foot runway is available at the following link:

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