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The '''Honeywell RQ-16A T-Hawk''' (for "[[Tarantula hawk]]", a wasp species) is a [[ducted fan]] [[VTOL]] [[microminiature air vehicle|micro]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]. Developed by [[Honeywell]], it is suitable for backpack deployment and single-person operation.
 
==Development==
The Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) program was launched by [[DARPA]]. Following a $40 million technology demonstration contract to [[Honeywell]] Defense and Space Electronic Systems in 2003, the MAV project was transferred to [[United States Army]]'s [[Future Combat System]] (FCS) program to fulfill the need for [[Class I UAV|Class I]] [[platoon]]-level drone. In May 2006, Honeywell was awarded a $61 million contract to develop an advanced MAV with extended endurance and heavy-fuel engine.
<ref>{{cite news | publisher=Armada International | url=http://www.armada.ch/08-3/complete_08-3.pdf | first=Roy | last=Braybrook | title=United States Fly High | date=June 2008| accessdateaccess-date=2008-07-31}} {{Dead link|datearchive-url=Octoberhttps://web.archive.org/web/20081203070846/http://www.armada.ch/08-3/complete_08-3.pdf 2010|botarchive-date=H3llBot2008-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher= Jane's Information Group. | title=Jane's Helicopter Markets and Systems | firsturl=Richardhttp://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jhms/jhms9726.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103183349/http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jhms/jhms9726.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 3, 2013 | date=July 21, 2008 | accessdateaccess-date=2008-07-31}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
In 2007, the [[United States Navy]] awarded Honeywell a $7.5 million contract for 20 G-MAVs (denoting the use of a [[Petrol engine|gasoline engine]]) for deployment to [[Iraq War|Iraq]] with the U.S. Multi-Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group. The hovering feature of MAV has been critical for U.S. forces in Iraq that search for [[Improvised explosive device|roadside bombs]]. Military convoys have been using MAVs to fly ahead and scan the roads. A MAV’sMAV's benefit is its ability to inspect a target&nbsp;— a suspicious vehicle, structure, or disturbed earth&nbsp;— from close range, covering ground much more quickly than an unmanned ground vehicle and without putting people at risk.<ref>{{cite news | publisher= National Defense | title=Demand on the Rise for Small Hovering Drones | first=Breanne | last=Wagner | url= http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2008/March/Demand.htm | date=March 2008 | accessdateaccess-date=2008-07-31}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | publisher=Defense Technology International | url=http://integrator.hanscom.af.mil/2008/May/05222008/05222008-17.htm | first=David | last=Eshel | title=Mini-UAVs rack up big gains | date=May 15, 2008 | accessdateaccess-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722175624/http://integrator.hanscom.af.mil/2008/May/05222008/05222008-17.htm |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref>
 
[[File:Class1Soldiers2.jpg|thumb|RQ-16 in use on the field]]
The Iraq trials were so successful that the U.S. Navy placed a surprise order for 372 MAVs, designated '''RQ-16A T-Hawk''', in January 2008 for [[Bomb disposal|Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)]] teams.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=[[Flight International]] | url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/25/221092/us-navy-unveils-surprise-order-for-ducted-fan-uavs.html| accessdateaccess-date=2008-07-31 | first=Stephen | last=Trimble | title=US Navy unveils surprise order for ducted-fan UAVs | date=January 25, 2008}}</ref> The 186 MAV systems each consist of two air vehicles and one ground station. In January 2009, the [[United Kingdom]] was reported to have ordered five complete T-Hawk systems for delivery by 2010.<ref>{{Citecite newsweb|last=Fabey |first=Michael |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3A8a11c48d-8ef3-4c7f-a85f-1fddee87a8e9 | title=UKAres Orders T-Hawk MAVs| publisher=[[Aviation week]]Week |access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref> In April 2010, Honeywell conducted demonstrations of the T-Hawk's at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. As a result, Indian security forces are set to conduct user trials.<ref>{{cite news web| publisher=India Defence | url=http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4614 |title=Defense19 |publisher=India-defence.com |access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref>
 
==Design==
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==U.S. Army service==
{{Further|FCS/BCT unmanned aerial vehicles}}
Designated '''XM156''' (or '''Class I''') by the United States Army, the aircraft was intended to provide the dismounted soldier with Reconnaissancereconnaissance, Surveillancesurveillance, and Targettarget Acquisitionacquisition ([[RSTA]]) and laser designation. Total system weight, which includes the air vehicle, a control device, and ground support equipment is less than {{convert|51|lb|kg}} and is back-packable in two custom [[MOLLE (military)|MOLLE]]-type carriers.
 
[[File:XM156 Class I UAV backpack.jpg|thumb|left|Portable in two backpacks]]
This [[micro air vehicle]] operates in open, rolling, complex and urban terrains with a [[VTOL|vertical take-off and landing]] capability. It was interoperable with select ground and air platforms and controlled by mounted or dismounted soldiers. The Class I used autonomous flight and navigation, but it would interact with the network and soldier to dynamically update routes and target information. It provided dedicated reconnaissance support and early warning to the smallest echelons of the [[Brigadebrigade Combatcombat Teamteam]] (BCT) in environments not suited to larger assets.
 
The Class I system provided a hover and stare capability that was not available in the Army UAV inventory for urban and route surveillance. The Class I system also filled known gaps that existed in force operations, such as: Protectprotect ForceforceinCounterinsurgencycounterinsurgency ([[Counter-insurgency|COIN]]) Operationsoperations, Soldiersoldier Protectionprotection in COIN environment, AbilityabilitytoConductconduct Jointjoint Urbanurban Operationsoperations, Enhancedenhanced [[ISTAR|ISR/RSTA]] Capabilitiescapabilities, Hoverhover and Starestare operations.
 
The Class I UAV was part of Spin Out 1 and entered evaluation by Soldierssoldiers at the Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF). It was to be fielded to [[Brigade combat team|Infantryinfantry Brigadebrigade Combatcombat Teamsteams]] (IBCT) starting in 2011. However, the Army issued Honeywell a stop-work order on January 6, 2011, with formal termination on February 3 the following month. Its role has gone to the [[AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma|Puma AE]].<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/BCTM-Increment-1-FCS-Successor-Moves-Ahead-with-Low-rate-Production-06212/ |title=BCTM/E-IBCT: FCS Spinout Ramps up, Then Breaks Up] – DefenseIndustryDaily|publisher=Defenseindustrydaily.com |date=2011-09-14 |access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref>
 
==Continued Serviceservice==
[[File:T-Hawk Remotely Piloted Air System in Afghanistan MOD 45156607.jpg|thumb|T-hawk of Britain's Talisman counter-IED force, 2012]]
On September 19, 2012, Honeywell was awarded a support contract for the RQ-16B Block II T-Hawk. Despite the Class I UAV program being cancelled, RQ-16s are still being used in the field in Afghanistan.<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/one-small-step-for-a-uav-one-big-step-for-fcs-class-i-01372/ |title=RQ-16: Future Combat Systems' Last UAV Survivor Falls |publisher=Defenseindustrydaily.com –|date=2012-09-19 RQ|access-16]date=2015-05-09}}</ref>
 
As of 25 October 2013, the [[British Army]] has 18 T-Hawks in service<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/unmanned-taranis-has-flown-mod-reveals-392177/ |title=Unmanned Taranis has flown, MoD reveals] - 10/25/2013 |publisher=Flightglobal.com, |date=2013-10-25October 2013|access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref> as part of its Talisman suite of counter-IED tools. 15 Field Support Squadron of [[21 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)|21 Engineer Regiment]] were the first troops to use Talisman operationally, in Afghanistan in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/flying-robot-pilot-helps-find-ieds-in-helmand |title='Flying Robot' pilot helps find IEDs in Helmand - Announcements |publisher=GOV.UK |date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref>
 
==Civilian ApplicationapplicationatDisasterdisaster Sitesite==
On Friday, April 15, 2011, a T-hawk drone was used to conduct surveillance of the damaged [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant|Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station]]. This nuclear plant suffered [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|severe damage as a result of a devastating earthquake and tsunami]] which struck the east coast of Japan one month earlier. The damage resulted in several of the reactors at the facility undergoing partial meltdown, releasing radioactivity into the local area. The radiation was thousands of times above the safe limit for exposure, making the area unsafe for human habitation. The radiation was intense enough to make even short-term exposure hazardous, preventing people from going in to assess the damage. The T-hawk drone took numerous photographs of the damaged reactor housings, turbine buildings, spent nuclear fuel rod containment pools, and associated facilities damaged by the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent hydrogen gas explosions at the facility. This allowed Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to better determine where the releases of radioactivity were coming from and how to best deal with them.
 
On Friday, June 24, 2011, a T-Hawk apparently crash-landed on the roof of the number 2 reactor building at Fukushima.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=Dow Jones | url=http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110624D24JF762.htm | title=Drone Aircraft At Fukushima Plant Loses Control, Lands On Reactor Building | date=24 June 2011| accessdateaccess-date=2011-06-24}}{{Dead link|datearchive-url=Marchhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110823130122/http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110624D24JF762.htm 2012}}<!|archive-date=2011- also 'paid content' when searching for article 08-->23}}</ref>
 
==Specifications (approximate)==
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==See also==
*[[Micro air vehicle]]
*[[Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee]]
 
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==External links==
{{commons category|Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk}}
* [https://aerospace.honeywell.com/products/cockpit-systems/t-hawk-mav RQ-16 T-Hawk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171148/https://aerospace.honeywell.com/products/cockpit-systems/t-hawk-mav |date=2016-03-03 }} – Honeywell
* [https://commerce.honeywell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/eSystemDisplay?catalogId=10251&storeId=10651&categoryId=37901&langId=-3 RQ-16 T-Hawk] – Honeywell
 
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