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AeroVironment Puma Solar Wing Production Design Under Development

SolAero Technologies To Work With Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory On The Project

SolAero Technologies, a provider of high efficiency solar cells and composite structural products for aerospace applications, announced today that it has received a contract award from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to develop an integrated solar wing for the AeroVironment Puma Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).

City of San Diego Intends To Purchase An S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter

Will Be Flown For Firefighting And Search And Rescue Missions

The San Diego City Council voted December 13, 2017 to approve the purchase of one S-70i Black Hawk helicopter in a baseline configuration. A Firehawk helicopter performs aerial firefighting and additionally, can plan missions and direct other firefighting aircraft, and provide emergency medical service transport, search and rescue, and logistic support.

Drone Locates Missing Hunter In Shenandoah County, VA

Elderly Man Found In About 20 Minutes, Authorities Say

A 92-year-old hunter who became lost in the woods in Shenandoah County, VA was located by authorities using a drone borrowed from nearby Loudoun County.