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Latest Aurora Flight Sciences Advances sUAS Range with New Upgrades Aurora Flight Sciences has enhanced its SKIRON-X sUAS range to improve flight performance and simplify operation 12 May 2025
May 12, 2025
Aurora & SkyGrid Advance Airspace Management Solutions for UAVs Aurora Flight Sciences and SkyGrid are set to enhance Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) by collaborating on systems for integrating UAVs into the national airspace 14 Jan 2025
Jan 14, 2025
Vertical Lift X-Plane with Fan-in-Wing Technology in Development Aurora Flight Sciences is designing a vertical lift X-plane that utilizes fan-in-wing technology, developing an unmanned demonstrator to achieve high-speed, runway-independent mobility in contested environments 23 Oct 2024
Oct 23, 2024
Hydrogen-Powered sUAS Completes Long-Endurance Flight Test Aurora Flight Sciences' fuel-cell-powered SKIRON-XLE has completed a 7-hour flight test, demonstrating its long-endurance capabilities for BVLOS operations 02 Sep 2024
Sep 2, 2024
New Long-Range sUAS Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell The SKIRON Expeditionary small UAS product line from Aurora Flight Sciences has a new addition, purpose-designed for long range reconnaissance and powered by a hydrogen fuel cell 02 Jul 2024
Jul 2, 2024
In-Air Data Collection Completed with Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft The Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) from Aurora Flight Sciences completed flight tests in the National Airspace System (NAS), equipped with an EO/IR camera, maritime surveillance radar, and Automatic Identification System payloads 14 Jun 2024
Jun 14, 2024
Preliminary Design Phase Begins for Vertical-Lift X-Plane The low-drag, fan-in-wing X-plane from Aurora Flight Sciences will begin a preliminary design review, integrating a blended wing body platform and combining VTOL with impressive speed 22 May 2024
May 22, 2024
Aurora Provides sUAS to Validate eVTOL Model Aurora Swiss Aerospace has provided the ZHAW School of Engineering with sUAS technology to collate data for a future-shaping eVTOL model 28 Mar 2024
Mar 28, 2024
Aurora’s X-Plane Progresses Through Preliminary DARPA Testing The vehicle will demonstrate heavy-air-lift capabilities from the sea and operate efficiently in ground effect at high sea states, using low-cost manufacturing and unique design features 26 Jan 2024
Jan 26, 2024
Field Testing the Newest sUAS from Aurora Flight Sciences Aurora has demonstrated the simple deployment and three-hour flight endurance of its SKIRON-X hybrid VTOL fixed-wing sUAS 09 May 2023
May 9, 2023
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