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Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN), a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR), seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned aerial systems (UAS).[1] These vehicles are to carry 600 pounds (270 kg) of ordnance in order to conduct combat strikes.[2][3]

History

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The program culminated in successful Conceptual Design Reviews in summer 2014. In May 2014, DARPA and the ONR signed a Memorandum of Agreement, officially naming the project Tern. In October 2015, the Tern program passed a significant milestone with the successful completion Phase II preliminary design, culminating in a successful Preliminary Design Review.[4]

Northrop Grumman won the contract to develop the project in December 2015 with tail-sitter, flying wing aircraft with a twin nose-mounted contra-rotating propeller propulsion system.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "DARPA Doubles Down on Tern by Funding 2nd Test Vehicle". DARPA.
  2. ^ "DARPA's Tern drone passes milestones". 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Northrop's New Combat Drone Could Outclass Boeing F/A-18, Lockheed F-35". Fox Business. 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Tern". DARPA. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Northrop Grumman wins DARPA TERN programme". Flight Global.
  6. ^ "General Electric and Northrop Grumman Will Put a Drone on Every Boat". 23 March 2018.
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