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Aurora Demonstrates Fully Autonomous Helicopter for Military Re-supply Missions

Posted on December 15, 2017 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Autonomous UH-1H successfully demonstrates flight and operational capabilities at Marine Corps Base Quantico MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Aurora Flight Sciences conducted a successful demonstration of the company’s autonomous helicopter system developed under the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) program. Held at Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Urban Training Center, the

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Boeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences to Advance Autonomous Technology Capabilities

Posted on October 5, 2017 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Subsidiary to accelerate Boeing’s development of game-changing autonomy technology for innovative aerospace vehicles CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms, under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications

Airbus Aerial, Aurora, Facebook, NASA, and Uber Elevate to Speak at Drone World Expo

Posted on September 6, 2017 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Joining Ford Motor Company, GE Beyond, UPS and X for Sessions on Drone Transportation and the Future of the Industry September 05, 2017 02:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Drone World Expo is excited to announce the addition of Jesse Kallman, President, Airbus Aerial; John Langford, CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences; Martin Gomez, Director of Aeronautical Platforms, Facebook; Eric Mueller, Aerospace Engineer, NASA; Parimal

Uber Partners Aurora to take Urban Mobility to the Skies

Posted on April 26, 2017 by J Sammy 2 comments

Combined with autonomous flight-guidance, Aurora’s electric VTOL and Uber aim to shape the future of on-demand urban mobility Uber announced today that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences as a partner to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Uber Elevate Network. The formal announcement of the initiative partners took place at Uber’s Elevate Summit in Dallas, Texas.

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