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Aurora Sciences Secures Switzerland As First Customer For Its Optionally-Piloted Aircraft

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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Aurora Flight Sciences secured Switzerland as its first customer for its Centaur optionally-piloted aircraft (OPA), according a company statement issued recently. The two entities finalized the agreement the week of Jan. 16, according to company spokeswoman Patricia Woodside. The Centaur is a four-place, twin-engine ISR aircraft that can be flown three ways: like a normal aviation aircraft; an unmanned aircraft vehicle; or in a hybrid mode as a UAV, but with a crew on board. Flying it as a normal…

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