Britain’s CAA came under enormous pressure to clear the SkyGuardian’s transatlantic flight

Nearly two years ago, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian carried out its first transatlantic flight across civilian airspace to land at RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo. It has now been revealed that the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) came under enormous pressure to clear the flight.

MQ9B Sky Guardian - RIAT 2018 (44998128765)
Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK / CC BY-SA

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