Aurora's long-range Orion UAS receives USAF funding

​The US Air Force has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $48 million contract to develop a certified version of the long-endurance Orion unmanned air vehicle, possibly reviving the UAV's prospects with the air force after the service rebuffed it almost three years ago.

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