DARPA advances plans for five year non-stop flying machine
Aurora's MarsFlyer HADD air vehicle during a Mach 0.7 dive at 100,000ft Image credit: Aurora Flight Sciences
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April 22, 2008 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin as the contractors for the first phase of its Vulture program - a project which aims to design and develop a new breed of solar-powered unmanned aircraft that can remain airborne without interruption for an incredible five years.
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