UK Eyes Protector For Sovereign Strike Missions

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General Atomics’ SkyGuardian has been performing flight trials from RAF Waddington to prove the platform can be used safely in nonsegregated airspace. Flight trials will continue in Scotland to prove its maritime capabilities.
Credit: Sgt. Nicholas Howe/Royal Air Force
General Atomics has flown its SkyGuardian remotely piloted unmanned air system in UK nonsegregated airspace as part of demonstrations that will pave the way for routine flights by the Royal Air Force’s future Protector platform. The trials from RAF Waddington, England, the future home of the...

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