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Marshall University’s RCBI Partners with Aurora Flight Sciences of WV on Expansion
Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute and Aurora Flight Sciences of WV, an independent subsidiary of Boeing, have entered into an agreement in which Aurora will use a portion of RCBI’s Bridgeport facility located at 2400 East Benedum Industrial Drive.
Boeing Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle Completes First Flight
Boeing [NYSE: BA] yesterday successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia.
Aurora Flight Sciences Reveals Solar-Powered Autonomous Aircraft Odysseus
Aurora continues its nearly 30-year legacy of advancing autonomous systems with Odysseus, the world’s most capable solar-powered autonomous aircraft.
AACUS Makes First Operational Cargo Delivery to US Marines
Aurora’s AACUS Program Honored with Howard Hughes Award Twentynine Palms, California, May 17, 2018 – Aurora’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) achieved a major milestone last week when it ...
Aurora Announces X-Plane Technology To Transition to Commercial Applications
Aurora to Expand Research into eVTOL Capabilities Manassas, Virginia, April 24, 2018 – Aurora Flight Sciences today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects ...
Rewarding Work: ONR Autonomous System Finalist for Aviation Award
Every year, new technologies emerge that could change how individuals, companies and even military commands operate. For the Navy and Marine Corps, one of those technologies is the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS)—an Office of Naval Research-led program that can make any rotary-wing aircraft capable of fully autonomous flight, and landing on an unprepared field.
