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Boeing looks to accelerate ATS program.
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Without naming them, Boeing says many military aviation services are contacting it about the ATS—all wanting to add mass to air battles.
 
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Airbus Helicopters said it has completed the first tether-free flight of its VSR700 vertical takeoff and landing rotary-wing unmanned air system.
 
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