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July 11, 2006
GoldenEye to build jet technology in UAVs
'When the defense contracts started rolling in to the tune of eight figures, Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. CEO John Langford knew it was time for expansion.
Aurora, a Virginia manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that had landed those key government contracts back in January, has now won a $23.6 million deal to design a UAV that runs on jet fuel instead of gasoline.
Aurora's R&D office in Cambridge is leading that project. The office opened in January to upgrade the GoldenEye-OAV, which is a ducted-fan, unmanned aircraft that rises vertically before changing to wing-borne flight, Langford said.'
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