Shadow tactical UAVs pass 50,000-hour milestone

Shadow tactical unmanned aerial vehicles have amassed more than 50,000 hours of total flight operations, nearly 80% of them in combat missions in Iraq, Shadow builder AAI Corp. said Aug. 25. The 50,000-hour milestone was reached Aug. 9 during a flight operated by a U.S. Army unit supporting a ground...

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