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3rd UAV Flight Demonstration - June 27, 2005 Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland

Proxy Aviation unveiled SkyWatcher, its long endurance, low and medium altitude, multi-payload unmanned aircraft system, at the 3rd UAV Flight Demonstration at the Webster Field Annex of the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Maryland.

The UAV demonstration is a bi-annual event that brings together a variety of companies within the unmanned vehicle and technology fields. The event enables these companies to showcase and demonstrate their next-generation unmanned systems and technologies. The event is only open to qualified individuals with a vested interest in unmanned vehicles.

As one of three large systems on display, Proxy Aviation’s SkyWatcher was positioned between Boeing’s X-45C joint unmanned combat air system (J-UCAS) and Northrup Grumman’s X-47B J-UCAS.

Throughout the day, prospective customers and strategic alliance partners and editors from key industry publications, including Flight Journal, Air Force Magazine, Unmanned Systems Magazine, were the first to get an up-close look at SkyWatcher. Reporters from the Pentagon Channel and Cox Communications interviewed Proxy Aviation executives, and the coverage was seen across the country.

"This is a very exciting time for Proxy Aviation. After several weeks of planning and preparation, I am pleased to say that our appearance at the UAV Demonstration proved to be a very successful launch,” said Don Ryan, CEO of Proxy Aviation.