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'Safe Landings' The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian.

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian took off from its base in North Dakota and embarked on a 4,000miles journey to RAF Fairford piloted by an operator located at the aerospace company’s Flight Test and Training Centre in Grand Forks.

The transatlantic flight by a civilian-registered Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) taking part in the Royal International Air Tattoo Gloucestershire and did usher in a new era of unmanned aviation.

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Uploaded on April 14, 2019
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