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US Military Agency Awards $89Mln Contract to Design Vertical Take-Off Plane

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Aurora Flight Sciences has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) for Phases II and III of the vertical take-off and landing X-plane, the US Department of Defense announced.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia; Indianapolis, Indiana; Tucson, Arizona; and Ventura, California, with an expected completion date of September 2018, the Defense Department stated.

"Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded an $89.4 million… contract for Phases II and III of the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) X-plane research portfolio," the statement said on Thursday.

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In March 2014, DARPA announced its goal of developing a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that can achieve a sustained top speed of 300 to 400 knots (555 to 740 km/hour).

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the US Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the US armed forces.

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