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CBP Upgrades Predator UAS Fleet With Automatic Takeoff And Landing Capability

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

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CBP Upgrades Predator UAS Fleet With Automatic Takeoff And Landing Capability

A General Atomics Predator. Photo: General Atomics

General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. business said on Wednesday that it has integrated its newest flight software into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fleet of Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), providing the aircraft with an automated takeoff and landing capability (ATLC). “We are very pleased that CBP has integrated this new capability for its Predator B Guardian aircraft, upgrading it with a mission-proven ATLC system that provides significant efficiencies through reduced pilot workload and streamlined training,” Linden Blue, CEO of…

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