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Homeland Security

GE In Partnership with FAA to Explore UAS Integration in National Air Space

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

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General Electric's [GE] Aviation business has entered into a cooperative research agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to evaluate the company's flight management system used with manned aircraft for application to unmanned aircraft, marking a step toward integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national air space. GE's FAA-certified flight management system already operates with over 6,000 Boeing [BA] and Airbus commercial planes and is finding its way onto certain military aircraft. "Our interest in the CRADA (Cooperative Research…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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