Honeywell T-Hawk UAV Reaches 10,000 Flight Milestone

• Hover and Stare Capability Provides Real-Time Surveillance

(Paris, June 14, 2010) -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced that its T-Hawk(tm) Micro Air Vehicle, the only fielded unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with hover and stare surveillance capability, has recorded its 10,000th flight since introduction.

The 10,000th flight was part of an Explosive Ordinance Disposal evaluation exercise in Iraq.

Honeywell's T-Hawk micro air vehicle is a 17-pound vehicle that can hover and stare and offers an option of electro optical or infrared camera sensors for real-time surveillance without exposing soldiers to enemy fire.

"The T-Hawk is combat-proven in Iraq," said Prabha Gopinath, Strategic Director, T-Hawk, for Honeywell Aerospace. "Honeywell's T-Hawk has been used successfully to search for improvised explosive devices, to protect convoys and to hover over an objective area for continuous monitoring in advance of war fighter units."

Source : Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON)