Unmanned Vehicles
Aurora secures Orion UAS development contract
Aurora Flight Sciences has received a $48 million contract from the US Air Force for the continued development of the Orion UAS, the company announced on 3 January.
The Orion is a twin-engine UAS capable of flying for over 100 hours at a time with large payloads.
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