The Air Force plans to missionize its long-endurance Orion aircraft after the unmanned aerial vehicle broke records by flying non-stop for more than three days, almost tripling the previous endurance standard set by Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk. Built by Aurora Flight Sciences, Orion flew for 80 hours during a demonstration flight at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, CA, that ended Dec. 8. The successful flight test was confirmed this week by the Big Safari program office at Wright-Patterson Air...
