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Aurora Flight Sciences

9950 Wakeman Dr
Manassas, VA 20110

[email protected]
703.369.3633
https://www.aurora.aero/

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Avionics

DARPA X-plane project progresses to next phase - News

December 16, 2022

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Boeing Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences (a subsidiary company of Boeing) has been awarded phases 2 and 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, which aims to design, build, and test a novel X-plane that incorporates active flow control (AFC) as a primary design consideration.

A.I.

AI algorithms in development with Aurora for DARPA ShELL effort - News

November 17, 2021

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Aurora Flight Sciences

BAY AREA, Calif. Under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for the Shared-Experience Lifelong Learning (ShELL) Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE) effort, Aurora aims to develop AI algorithms to achieve life-long learning for agents that learn new tasks in changing environments while accounting for limitations in communications and hardware configuration.

Avionics

DARPA's CRANE program to be advanced with software development - News

August 31, 2021

Emma Helfrich - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences Lockheed Martin BAE Systems U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, was selected to continue to Phase 1 of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program.

Avionics

Boeing NeXT VTOL craft completes first flight - News

February 04, 2019

Lisa Daigle - Assistant Managing Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. Boeing reports that it has successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype, known as Boeing NeXt.

Unmanned

Aurora Flight Sciences to continue development of Orion UAS - News

January 04, 2018

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. Aurora Flight Sciences will continue the development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) under a new U.S. Air Force contract valued at $48 million.

Unmanned

Aurora Flight Sciences acquired by Boeing - News

November 08, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Boeing Aurora Flight Sciences

CHICAGO. Officials at Boeing completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, developer and manufacturer of aerospace platforms and autonomous systems.

Avionics

Aurora selected for Air Force aerospace research program - News

August 14, 2017

Mariana Iriarte - Technology Editor, Military Embedded Systems Aurora Flight Sciences

MANASSAS, Va. U.S Air Force officials selected Aurora Flight Sciences for a $499 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research (ASAPTR) program. Under contract, engineers will conduct research for affordable, revolutionary capabilities for the warfighter.