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FAA Grants Airworthiness Certificate For Applied Research’s Nighthawk IV UAS

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

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Applied Research Associates (ARA) yesterday said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a special airworthiness certificate to the company’s Nighthawk IV micro unmanned aircraft system for the purposes of research and development, customer demonstrations and crew training. Nighthawk UAS. Photo: ARA ARA said the certificate means that customers who buy the hand-launched Nighthawk IV will have access to the full set of required documentation and procedures necessary for them to receive FAA approval to fly the aircraft in their designated…

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