Come On - Is Boeing's New Phantom Eye Hydrogen Power UAV Really Game Changer?

Well, I am certainly one to deliver kudos where it isand Space Technology indicated that the Phantom
deserved and I've been noticing a thing or two with allEye was a game changer. Come on now - is it really
of our defense contractors taking it upon themselvesa game changer? You bet it is and let's discuss why.
to continue hyper-innovation. Whether it be Northrop,You see, a vigilant and long range multiday eye in the
Sikorski, or Boeing's Phantom Works or Lockheed'ssky like the Phantom Eye is just about the perfect
Skunk Works, there is a lot of accelerated projectUAV for the US Military, and realize there is lots of
management going on in the defense space.hydrogen up at the altitudes it will be flying. Further, it is
In fact, Aerospace Technology Update, an onlinegreat to see our defense contractors taking it upon
newsletter for the defense and aerospace industrythemselves to develop such technologies and foot the
had a recent headline; "Boeing has unveiled theR and D bill, and it is good to see that they believe in
Phantom Eye, a new hydrogen-powered unmannedtheir engineering teams, and brilliant minds there.
airborne system," another headline in Aviation WeekWhooorah!