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General Atomics, NASA Demo SkyGuardian RPA; Linden Blue Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has partnered with NASA to demonstrate the MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft’s utility and safety capacities for commercial applications.
AeroVironment Tests Updated Switchblade Tactical Missile System
AeroVironment conducted flight tests for a larger variant model of a missile platform designed for military combat operations, FlightGlobal reported Friday.
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Kratos Concludes Fourth Test of Valkyrie Drone
A long-range, subsonic unmanned aircraft designed by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions achieved test objectives during its fourth flight test at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
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New York’s Griffiss International Airport Serves as Aerial Drone Testing Site
Griffiss International Airport is helping revive the aerospace industry in Central New York by serving as one of the seven designated testing sites in the country for unmanned aircraft systems, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Northrop Supports Air Force Ballistic Missile Flight Test
Northrop Grumman recently assisted the U.S. Air Force and the Strategic Capabilities Office in carrying out the flight demonstration of a prototype ground-launched ballistic missile at Vanderberg Air Force Base in California.
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Bell to Demo V-280 Tiltrotor Aircraft Under Army Program
Textron’s Bell subsidiary is slated to test the autonomous flight feature of a tiltrotor aircraft’s fly-by-wire control system as part of the U.S. Army’s one-year extension to the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstration initiative, Asia Times reported Tuesday.
SpaceX, Boeing Eye Crew Vehicle Flight Tests Before Year’s End
Boeing and SpaceX have announced plans to conduct flight tests of their commercial crew vehicles before the end of 2019, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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General Atomics to Test Agile Condor Tech on MQ-9 Aircraft
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has secured a contract of undisclosed value to test a high-performance computing framework built by the Air Force Research Laboratory through the use of the MQ-9 Reaper aircraft.
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General Atomics Concludes Multimission Control, Pilot Comms Tech Demo
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business used MQ-9 Reaper aircraft units to test the firm’s multimission control and communication tools in a flight demonstration.