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Boeing Official Talks Up Aurora Acquisition, Still in MQ-25 Competition

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

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Boeing Official Talks Up Aurora Acquisition, Still in MQ-25 Competition

The 20-percent scale model of the Aurora LightningStrike Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) undergoes a flight test in Maryland. Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences.

A Boeing [BA] executive told reporters on Wednesday that he is “really excited about Aurora” Flight Sciences joining the company and confirmed the company is still in the MQ-25 unmanned carrier tanker program.Chris Raymond, vice president and general manager of Boeing’s autonomous systems business unit, told reporters at the company’s Arlington, Va., office that “I think one of the reasons we’re excited about them [Aurora] joining us is they’ve got a rich research and technology portfolio” as well as good…

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