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Air Force

General Atomics Seeks USAF Airworthiness Assessment For Certifiable Predator B

Pat Host

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

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General Atomics Seeks USAF Airworthiness Assessment For Certifiable Predator B

General Atomic's Certifiable Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle. Photo: General Atomics.

General Atomics is seeking an Air Force airworthiness assessment for its Certifiable Predator B unmanned aerial system (UAS) similar to the one being provided for Textron’s [TXT] Scorpion.General Atomics spokeswoman Kimberly Kasitz said Wednesday the company is currently filling out a questionnaire for the potential agreement, which is formally known as a non-Defense Department Military Aircraft (NDMA) Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). Air Force Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA) Jorge Gonzalez told reporters Tuesday General Atomics returning the questionnaire will…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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