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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Swiss make first OPA purchase

Diamond DA42Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences has announced the sale of a Centaur optionally-piloted vehicle (OPA) to the Swiss air force, marking both the aircraft's first sale and the world's first OPA purchase. The aircraft, a highly modified Diamond DA42, will be used to test technologies for integrating unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) into civil airspace.

Delivery is scheduled in November 2012.

"The first customer is usually the hardest one to get, and so for us it's a big deal," said Aurora CEO John Langford. "The Swiss are an iconic gold standard for the world in everything they do."

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