TimelineConfirmed1 Jul 2010 00:00 UTCISR / remote-control lineage
MAGIC JCTD initiated
FY2010 Q3 · OSD/DDR&E
Competition among five defence-industry partners. $5m initial to AFRL. CENTCOM persistent-ISR sponsorship in Aurora’s 2010 release.
Transitions to Air Force sponsorship FY2011 Q3. Surrogate-aircraft avionics demo and first fuselage rollout are in OSD JCTD FY2013 material — surrogate identity still open.
Sources
- USAF PB2015; Aurora 2010 release