Aurora Unveils Medium-Altitude Orion Persistent UAV

Graham Warwick September 16, 2009
Aurora Flight Sciences is waiting to hear whether it has been selected for a U.S. Defense Department joint concept technology demonstration (JCTD) of an affordable, persistent medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to begin in fiscal 2010. The 8,000-pound gross-weight aircraft, designed to...

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