Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Aurora Submits Orion Drone for World Endurance Record
Aurora Flight Sciences said its Orion unmanned aircraft system flew for 80 hours during a flight in December.
Aurora Flight Sciences said its U.S. Air Force-sponsored Orion set a world endurance record in December. (Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences)
Aurora Flight Sciences said its U.S. Air Force-sponsored Orion set a world endurance record in December. (Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences)

Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturer Aurora Flight Sciences filed for an official world endurance record for its fixed-wing Orion UAS, which performed an 80-hour flight in early December. The company awaited recognition of the feat from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in Switzerland.