Ikhana unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This aircraft,operated by NASA,is a modified version of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Predator B UAV. It was acquired by NASA in 2006,and operates as a long-endurance,high-altitude unmanned research aircraft. Here,engine run-up is being carried out at Edwards Air Force Base,California,USA,before a pre-dawn takeoff on the first test flight of the new automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) aircraft tracking technology. Most of the aircraft operating in US airspace will be required to use this technology by 2020. Photographed on 15 March 2012 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Landis, Tom / NASA |
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