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2014
3 October

ReleaseS-97 Raider rolls out

30 September

ReleaseAurora awarded funding to continue development of DARPA VTOL X-Plane program

14 July

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences to supply composite structures to Bell Helicopter's 525 Relentless

4 February

ReleaseAurora wins DARPA VTOL X-Plane program contract

2013
27 September

ReleaseSikorsky S-97 RAIDER helicopter enters final assembly with delivery of the fuselage from Aurora Flight Sciences

17 September

ReleaseAurora's Orion UAS successfully completes first flight

10 June

ReleaseElectric ducted lift fan completes high powered thrust tests

8 January

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences cuts ribbon on new manufacturing facility in Columbus, Miss.

2012
21 August

ReleaseAurora's additive manufacturing wing showcased in NAMII announcement

30 April

ReleaseAurora delivers engine nacelles to CH-53K helicopter program

16 January

ReleaseAurora joins Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER team to build a next generation light tactical helicopter

13 January

ReleaseSikorsky announces supplier team for S-97 RAIDER helicopter program

9 January

ReleaseAurora wins design and fabrication contract for the Boeing SolarEagle

3 January

ReleaseAurora delivers first ship set of composite structures for the BAMS UAS program

2011
18 November

ReleaseAurora invests in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) technology

26 September

ReleaseAir Force selects Aurora for RPA manufacturing technology contract

11 July

ReleaseCentaur makes first automatic landings

27 April

ReleaseAurora delivers first main rotor pylon for CH-53K helicopter

4 April

ReleaseAurora wins design and fabrication contract for Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER(TM) prototype airframes

1 February

ReleaseCentaur begins flight test program

5 January

ReleaseAurora's Centaur receives experimental airworthiness certification

2010
22 November

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences rolls out Orion UAS

30 September

ReleaseAurora's Orion wins first phase of the MAGIC JCTD

15 September

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences delivers composite wing for Boeing's Phantom Eye

3 August

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences awarded contract by AFRL to continue development of distributed adaptive engine controller

19 July

ReleaseAurora Skate flies at Farnborough Airshow

14 July

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences conducts flight tests for CENTAUR Optionally Piloted Aircraft

12 July

ReleaseBoeing unveils unmanned Phantom Eye demonstrator

21 June

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences wins NASA contract for incorporation of aspirated compressor technology into high altitude engines

26 May

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences receives NASA contract for development of a robust flare planner for manned and unmanned applications

11 May

ReleaseAurora awarded contract by DoD to develop aero-acoustic optimized Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle propellers

3 March

ReleaseAurora unveils test wing for solar aircraft

17 February

ReleaseAurora's DA42M-OPV on track for summer 2010 flights

4 January

ReleaseAurora reaches major CH-53K main rotor pylon milestones

2009
12 August

ReleaseAurora launches development of Optionally Piloted Vehicle based on the DA42M

12 August

ReleaseAurora's Excalibur unmanned aircraft makes first flight with Rockwell Collins' flight controls

27 July

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences wins RCEE contract

20 July

ReleaseAurora Excalibur UAS makes first flight

3 July

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft continues to soar with successful overseas operations support, next-generation payload flight testing

29 June

ReleaseAurora demonstrates autonomous landings on General Aviation aircraft

30 March

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences completes limit load test on Orion wing

9 March

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences wins NASA contract for UAV applications using robust flare planning logic

21 January

ReleaseAurora selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to provide CH-53K engine nacelles

2008
16 December

ReleaseAurora joins MIT on NASA study for subsonic commercial transports

8 December

ReleaseAurora selected for Air Vehicle Integration and Technology Research (AVIATR) program

19 November

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences partners with Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop autonomous UAV aerial recovery technology

24 October

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences wins US Air Force contract on vision-based micro air vehicle (MAV) guidance

16 October

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences opens major expansion of Mississippi manufacturing facility

9 October

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences is part of Northrop Grumman's BAMS team

4 September

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman Corporation cites Aurora Flight Sciences for excellence in manufacturing performance