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Boeing’s Aurora Subsidiary to Continue Orion UAS Development for Air Force

Boeing's Aurora Subsidiary to Continue Orion UAS Development for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Boeing's Aurora Subsidiary to Continue Orion UAS Development for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting eventAurora Flight Sciences has received a potential $48 million contract to continue developing twin-engine unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Air Force.

The Boeing subsidiary said Wednesday it will build an Orion UAS variant designed to perform in any location worldwide.

Aurora will produce the system at its facilities in Mississippi and Virginia.

Orion is designed to operate for 100 consecutive hours and carry payload of more than 1,000 pounds.

Development of the medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS began in 2006, followed by the platform’s maiden flight in 2013.

In 2014, the Orion broke the UAS world endurance record with 80 flight-hours, two minutes and 52 seconds.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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