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The US militarys Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has selected two companies to design demon
stanley cup strator aircraft for the agencys heavy lift seaplane project.DARPA said on 1 February it has chosen unmanned aerial systems UAS maker General Atomics and Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to produce designs under the first phase of the Liberty Lifterprogramme. We are excited to kick off this program and looking forward to working closely with both performer teams as they mature their point-of-departure design concepts through Phase 1, says DARPA Liberty Lifter programme manager Christopher Kent. The two teams have taken distinctly different design approaches that will enable us to explore a relatively large design spac
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stanley website al of producing an aircraft capable of carrying large, heavy loads and of taking off and landing on water without ground or ship-based infrastructure.San Diego-based General Atomics, which produces popular UAS platforms including the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, was selected for the programmelast November. The company received a $7.96 million development contract. Our experience in maritime aircraft such as the MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian will help advance the capabilities of the Liberty Lifter concept and expand our cargo aircraft portfolio, General Atomics president David Alexander said on 1 February.Source: DARPARendering of General Atomics Liberty Lifter concept Fgwz Rockland moves to eliminate restrictions that delayed Aroma Joe s expansion
The Brunswick Town Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night to require the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to immediately remove and dispose of the remaining toxic foam at Brunswick Executive Airport, over a thousand gallons of which spilled over two weeks ago.On Aug. 19, a malfunction with the fire suppression system at hangar 4 in the airport caused the release of 1,450 gallons of PFAS-laden firefighting foam, which led to the contamination of nearby bodies of water and outcry from the public.But this wasnt the first spill of this foam from the airport. In fact, its the third known to the public since MRRA took over the airport in 2011, with the previous ones being in 2019 and 2012. The 2019 spill contaminated drinking water wells in the area, which required the Brunswick-Topsham Water District to shut down the wellfield.The public drinking water is safe for now, officials say,
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stanley cup g other things.The reason for passing this resolution, said Councilor James Ecker, is to create a call-to-action for MRRA, the Maine DEP,
