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GA-ASI set up Predator training

25th September 2015 - 13:45 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London

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A new remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training academy in North Dakota is expected to train 50 crews to operate MQ-1 and MQ-9 UAS over the next two years.

Announcing the deal on 22 September, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) said that a ten-year lease for the academy was signed and intend to break ground soon. GA-ASI is currently working with the Northern Plains UAS test site, the US FAA and the air force to integrate into North Dakota airspace.

Flight crew training will begin early in 2016 and places in the programme will be available for both US and foreign

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