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General Atomics performs first flight of the upgraded version of the Gray Eagle UAV aircraft
San Diego, USA - Endurance and payload among the improved aspects compared with the previous model
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI successfully performed the first flight of the US Army’s Improved Gray Eagle (IGE), a next-generation derivative of the combat-proven Block 1 Gray Eagle UAS (Unmanned Aerial System, a remote-piloted aircraft), that has accumulated over 70,000 flight hours since 2008. The flight occurred on Friday 26 July 2013 at the US' company’s El Mirage Flight Ope...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency