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Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

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FAA Grants Airworthiness Certificate For Applied Research’s Nighthawk Micro UAS Applied Research Associates (ARA) says 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. ARA says the certificate means that customers who buy the Nighthawk IV will have access to the full set of required documentation and procedures necessary for them to receive FAA approval to fly…

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