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2009

09/08/2009 • Professor Drela Joins Aurora as Scholar-In-Residence 08/12/2009 • Aurora Launches Development of Optionally Piloted Vehicle based on the DA42M 07/27/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Wins RCEE Contract 07/20/2009 • Aurora Excalibur UAS Makes First Flight 07/16/2009 • Krieg, Tether Join Aurora Board 06/29/2009 • Aurora Demonstrates Autonomous Landings on General Aviation Aircraft 05/14/2009 • Aurora Flies Large Solar-Powered Aircraft 05/12/2009 • Aurora Wins NASA Contract for Autonomous Control of Space-Nuclear Reactors 05/04/2009 • Aurora’s Solar Plane Cleared for Flight 04/21/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Wins NASA Contract for Synthetic Imager Maneuvering Optimization (SIMO) System 04/08/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences wins DARPA Contract for High Output Turboelectric Diesel Engine 03/30/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Completes Limit Load Test on Orion Wing 03/24/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded NASA Contract for On-Orbit White Blood Cell Counting System 03/18/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences wins NASA contract for Charged Particle Spectrometer for Manned Space Vehicles 03/09/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences wins NASA Contract for UAV Applications Using Robust Flare Planning Logic 03/02/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Wins NASA Contract for Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration 02/17/2009 • Aurora Awarded Contract by NASA to Study Balloon Launches From the Surface of Mars 02/06/2009 • Aurora Flight Sciences Displays GoldenEye 80 Unmanned Aircraft at Virginia AeroSpace Legislative Reception 01/21/2009 • Aurora Selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to Provide CH-53K Engine Nacelles

2008

12/16/2008 • Aurora Joins MIT on NASA Study for Subsonic Commercial Transports 12/08/2008 • Aurora Selected for Air Vehicle Integration and Technology Research (AVIATR) Program 11/19/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Partners with Air Force Office of Scientific Research to Develop Autonomous UAV Aerial Recovery Technology 10/23/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Wins US Air Force Contract on Vision-Based Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Guidance 10/16/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Opens Major Expansion of Mississippi Manufacturing Facility 10/14/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded Office of Naval Research Contract in Support of Multi-Vehicle Cooperation for Air and Sea Vehicles 10/09/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences is Part of Northrop Grumman’s BAMS Team 09/16/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Initiates Collaborative Program with Olin College of Engineering 09/04/2008 • Northrop Grumman Corporation Cites Aurora Flight Sciences for Excellence in Manufacturing Performance 09/02/2008 • Aurora Signs Contract to Build Minotaur IV Composite Structures 08/04/2008 • New National Solar-Powered Model Endurance Record Set by Aurora Engineer 05/28/2008 • Rocketry Competition a Big Success for Mississippi Student Finalists 05/22/2008 • John Lambert Joins Aurora Flight Sciences 05/13/2008 • Student Mentoring Rockets to New Heights in Mississippi 04/14/2008 • DARPA Selects Aurora for Vulture Program 03/20/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences names Ledé as Vice President for Advanced Concepts 03/03/2008 • DARPA Pushes Limits of Unmanned Aircraft Capability to Extremes 02/26/2008 • DARPA Awards Contracts for Fractionated Spacecraft Program 02/07/2008 • Aurora Flight Sciences Receives US Patent for Flight Suit Self-Actuating Survival Seal 01/09/2008 • Aurora Professional Engineering Services Now Available on GSA Schedule

2007

12/20/2007 • Aurora Delivers First Sonobuoy Launcher to Sikorsky 12/18/2007 • Aurora Positive Pressure Relief Valves Perform As Planned 11/27/2007 • Stopping Battlefield Bleeding 11/15/2007 • Aurora, General Dynamics Information Technology Win Air Force Long-Endurance UAV Contract 11/12/2007 • Aurora Flight Sciences Announces $15 Million Debt and Equity Financing Agreement 11/05/2007 • Former SOCOM Commander General Doug Brown Joins Aurora’s Board of Directors 10/29/2007 • Aurora Acquires Payload Systems, Inc. 10/24/2007 • Boeing Tests HALE Hydrogen Propulsion System Using Ford-Developed Engine 10/19/2007 • Aurora Flight Sciences Research and Development Center Holds Open House 10/08/2007 • Jack L. Kerrebrock Joins Aurora Flight Sciences 08/08/2007 • Aurora Receives Second FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate in Ten Weeks 08/06/2007 • Aurora Becomes Sales Agent for Diamond DA42 MPP Multi Purpose Platform Aircraft 07/05/2007 • Army Signs Contract with Aurora for Continued Orion HALL Development 06/08/2007 • Antoine Deux Named Young Engineer of the Year by AIAA NCS 06/04/2007 • Aurora Wins Laser Assisted Machining Grant 05/23/2007 • Goldeneye 50 UAS Wins FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate 05/21/2007 • Aurora Flight Sciences Celebrates Grand Opening of Mississippi Manufacturing Facility 05/17/2007 • Dan Brady Named to Lead Aurora Aerostructures 05/17/2007 • Aurora Selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to Provide CH-53K Main Rotor Pylon 05/10/2007 • Aurora Wins MAV Navigation Development Contract 05/09/2007 • Sikorsky Selects CH-53K Fuselage Supplier Team (Released by Sikorsky Aircraft) 05/02/2007 • Aurora Wins Navy Contract To Help Counter IEDs 04/23/2007 • Aurora Selected for Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft 04/06/2007 • Aurora to Develop Enabling Technologies for Unmanned Vehicle Collaboration 03/26/2007 • Aurora Wins Phase II Award for Advanced Machining Concepts 02/12/2007 • Martin E. Dandridge Joins Aurora Flight Sciences Board of Directors

2006

11/27/2006 • Aurora Wins NASA Contract for Flight Path Optimization Tools 11/09/2006 • Greg Stewart to Lead Aurora's Mississippi Operations 11/06/2006 • Aurora's GoldenEye 80 Makes Successful First Flight 08/01/2006 • Aurora Flight Sciences Dedicates New Product Development Facility 07/06/2006 • Aurora Flight Sciences Breaks Ground on Mississippi Manufacturing Facility 06/13/2006 • Team GoldenEye Wins Phase III of DARPA OAV-II Program 06/05/2006 • Bell Announces Eagle Eye Airframe Supplier 05/25/2006 • Aurora Flight Sciences of West Virginia Wins EA-6B Refurbishment Contract 03/20/2006 • GoldenEye 50 Passes 100 Flights Milestone 01/12/2006 • Aurora's Kevin Smedley Elected President of UNITE

2005

12/13/2005 • Aurora's GoldenEye Surpasses DARPA Acoustic Requirements 12/08/2005 • Aurora to Open R&D Center in Cambridge, MA 11/15/2005 • Paul G. Casner, Jr. Joins Aurora Flight Sciences Board of Directors 10/18/2005 • GoldenEye 50 Performs First High-Speed, Coordinated, Banked Turns 08/29/2005 • Aurora Flight Sciences Delivers First RQ-4B Vertical Tails 07/13/2005 • Team GoldenEye Selected for Phase II of DARPA OAV-II Program 05/02/2005 • Aurora Flight Sciences Receives Contract for Hunter II UAV 04/26/2005 • Aurora Flight Sciences Appoints Matt Hutchison VP for Tactical Systems 04/26/2005 • GoldenEye 50 UAV Makes First Autonomous Transition Flights 04/07/2005 • Aurora Flight Sciences Delivers Major Global Hawk Assembly 03/27/2005 • Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Hunter II UAV for Army ER/MP Program

2004

12/21/2004 • Aurora Flight Sciences Schedules January Job Interviews in Mississippi 12/07/2004 • Team GoldenEye to Develop Organic Air Vehicle for DARPA 11/29/2004 • DARPA Announces Award of Organic Air Vehicle-II Contract 09/30/2004 • Ronald Richman Joins Aurora Flight Sciences 09/21/2004 • John Appleby Joins Aurora Flight Sciences 07/19/2004 • Northrop Grumman, Aurora Flight Sciences, Israel Aircraft Industries Form Alliance to Penetrate Tactical, Long-Endurance UAV Market 06/19/2004 • Aurora Flight Sciences Expands Operations in Bridgeport, WV 06/03/2004 • Aurora President John Langford Selected as Virginia Small Business Person of the Year by the SBA 04/07/2004 • GoldenEye 100 UAV Successfully Completes Initial Flight Test Program 03/02/2004 • Aurora President John Langford Selected as Virginia's Outstanding Industrialist for 2004 01/09/2004 • Next-Generation U.S. Air Force UAV to Benefit from Aurora's Tooling Expertise

2003

12/03/2003 • Aurora Announces Plans for GoldenEye 50 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 09/29/2003 • Aurora Raises $15 Million in Private Capital 07/16/2003 • GoldenEye's First Flight Successful 05/30/2003 • Northrop Grumman Awards Global Hawk Contract to Aurora 04/07/2003 • NASA Orders New Airplane Prototype

2002

12/10/2002 • Aurora Chosen for NASA Mars Scout Mission Study 12/04/2002 • Aurora Supports Hunter UAV Demonstrations 09/20/2002 • Aurora Builds Low-Speed Wind Tunnel for Low-Cost, Automated Aircraft Model Testing 09/20/2002 • Aurora's MarsFlyer Takes Next Step Towards Red Planet 06/24/2002 • Aurora Missile Test Successful 02/22/2002 • Amit Morag Joins Aurora as Vice President for Business Development 02/22/2002 • Aurora's New Autoclave Now On-Line

2001

12/19/2001 • Rockefeller Announces Japanese Trade Agreement for West Virginia Manufacturer 06/30/2001 • Aurora Awarded AMCOM Contract for CUAV 02/21/2001 • Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk System Wins 2000 Collier Trophy

2000

07/25/2000 • Aurora Model Starts at Farnborough Air Show 06/06/2000 • Aurora Delivers Global Hawk Ahead of Schedule

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