Global Observer Flight Testing Continues

By Amy Butler

DENVER — AeroVironment is “in a position today to actually segue into low-rate production” of the Global Observer unmanned aerial system (UAS), which is designed to stay aloft in the stratosphere for days, not hours, according to Steven Gitlin, a company spokesman.

Better known for small UAS such as the Raven, AeroVironment has conducted three flights of the large, ...

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