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SkyGuardian tease as RAF again declines to disclose service entry (video)

12th July 2018 - 10:55 GMT | by Beth Maundrill, Richard Thomas in RAF Fairford

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Although development of the Royal Air Force’s Protector MALE UAV is clearly moving ahead following the first transatlantic flight of the SkyGuardian on 11 June the service remains tight-lipped on its entry into service date.

Manufacturer General Atomics (GA-ASI) flew the SkyGuardian, which will be known as the Protector when in RAF service, from Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA, to RAF Fairford in the UK, and was the first time such a platform had flown in civil UK airspace. The flight covered 3,760nm in over 24 hours.

The RAF has also been unable to reveal the base that will support

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Beth Maundrill

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