U.S. Air Force Opens Lightweight UAV Turbine Engine Competition

ATLANTA – The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has announced the first-ever Air Force Prize, awarding $2 million for the first developer of a lightweight, turbine engine to power a Predator-class UAV. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron A. Tucker, program manager of the Air Force Prize, says now is the time...

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