Thanks Rattle very much for the news, positive and with the share price going up plus Indy silence (having been finally asked to stop postings on this board by his masters) all this may add to some significant news being released in the not too far distant future.
Indy works for the Trident Group and he is primarily working on the Argus, if this beast is moving forward (thinking Google Loon recent acquisition of Titan):
From the K-10 Annual Rpt. "On August 27, 2013, we signed a teaming agreement with three other companies to establish a consortium to further develop, test and commercialize our other LTA UAS product, the Argus One. As part of the agreement, the Argus One development program was relocated to Ohio from its prior location in Easton, Maryland. In addition to World Surveillance Group, the initial partners in the consortium are: The Trident Group, Ltd., based in Dublin, Ohio (Trident), EWA Government Systems, Inc., based in Herndon, VA and with an office in Dayton, Ohio (EWA GSI) and Advanced Virtual Engine Test Cell, Inc., based in Springfield, Ohio (Avetec)."
And the Argus has been through significant testing since last August, again from the K-10 Annual Rpt.
"After transfer to the Ohio LTA UAS Consortium, the Argus One was immediately dispatched to the Electronic Warfare Associates Engineering Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. There it underwent static testing, inspection and design assessment. When this was completed, the propulsion and avionics pod of the Argus One was separated from the envelope assembly for installation at the Center for UAV Exploitation (CUE) in Dayton, Ohio that is co-located with the United States Air Force (USAF) Rapid Prototyping Center. The CUE is a supporting partner of the Consortium and this is presently the only commercial product under testing and development within the facility. Beside avionics and flight control testing, the pod will also be evaluated there for the possible installation of a hybrid propulsion system similar to types presently under development by the USAF."
I remember Indy specifically focusing his attention on the Argus propulsion system as being key to successful development.
Now connecting dots that do not exist, but if the "the new ducted fan/vectored thrust propulsion system, aka the propulsion and avionics pod" has been successfully developed we now have a static envelope with "automated control for individual modules for improved flight stability and aerodynamic body control" and the right propulsion system to fly over New Zeland for example...... and join Google.
Just a dream of course, but what if dreams come true?
