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Aurora Reveals Updated X-plane Concept

The high-speed VTOL advances to preliminary design review
A digital rendering of Aurora's HSVTOL concept design
Aircraft

Aurora Reveals Blended-wing-body HSVTOL X-plane Concept

DARPA selected four companies to design HSVTOL X-planes
A digital rendering of Aurora Flight Sciences' blended-wing-body HSVTOL concept aircraft
FutureFlight

Aurora Insists It Is Still an Advanced Air Mobility Contender with eVTOL Technology in the Works

Funding cuts at parent company Boeing have slowed the pace of some work, but the technology continues to mature behind closed doors.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aurora Transitions X-Plane Tech To Commercial Sector

Systems developed for DARPA could Fly on Uber eVTOLs
Rotorcraft

Aurora Proves An Autonomous Huey Can Work; U.S. Marines Testing Next

The Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) employs a UH-1H testbed fitted with special sensors and software
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing Completes Acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences

Acquisition broadens Boeing's reach into the realm of autonomy, unmanned and electric research.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aurora Demonstrates Automation Aboard Caravan

The Alias system is designed to reduce cockpit workload by conducting the functions of a second pilot.
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Aircraft

Aurora Wins NASA Contract for X-plane Candidate

The D8 demonstrates efficiencies in commercial aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aurora Wins Darpa Contract to Build Novel Drone Demonstrator

The unmanned aircraft manufacturer plans to start flight-testing its 'LightningStrike' technology demonstrator in 2018.
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