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  • Grand Sky Drone Park Hosts Approved Launch of BVLOS Large Drone Flights - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand Sky Drone Park Hosts Approved Launch of BVLOS Large Drone Flights

    The Grand Sky Drone Park in North Dakota has hosted the approved launch of beyond-visual-line-of-sight large commercial unmanned aircraft system flights under a two-year certificate of waiver or authorization, Aviation Today reported Tuesday. The COA, which was given to the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, enables General Atomics‘ aeronautical system business to test its MQ-1 Predator […] More

  • General Atomics RPA Hits 48-Hour Continuous Flight Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics RPA Hits 48-Hour Continuous Flight Milestone

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has flown a “certifiable” variant of the company-built Predator B remotely piloted aircraft for 48.2 hours non-stop, breaking a company record for the longest endurance flight of any Predator-series platform. The MQ-9B SkyGuardian set off on May 16 from Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona with 6,065 pounds of internal fuel then flew between 25,000 and 35,000 feet […] More

  • General Atomics-GKN Aerospace Alliance Unveils RPA Landing Gear Production Line - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics-GKN Aerospace Alliance Unveils RPA Landing Gear Production Line

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems division and GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker business have opened a production line of landing gear systems for the General Atomics built Predator B remotely piloted aircraft. Fokker said Tuesday the facility in Helmond, the Netherlands is designed to support “highly automated” processes and will be managed by a program team. Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics’ aeronautical systems […] More

  • General Atomics to Provide Certifiable Predator B Variant to UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Provide Certifiable Predator B Variant to UK

    The U.K. defense ministry has selected General Atomics to provide a variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft system in support of the country’s intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance needs. General Atomics said Monday the U.K. will acquire modified Certifiable Predator B RPA systems to replace its line of Predator B aircraft starting 2018. The company added its aeronautical […] More

  • General Atomics Conducts Flight Test of Predator C Avenger Remotely Piloted Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Conducts Flight Test of Predator C Avenger Remotely Piloted Aircraft

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has flown its Predator C Avenger remotely piloted aircraft with a United Technologies-built MS-177 electro-optical/infrared sensor. Seven test flights occurred at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California that had the Avenger gather land-based and littoral objects imagery through the MS-177 sensor at more than 37,000 feet Mean Sea Level altitudes, General Atomics […] More