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Day: September 16, 2016

NY ANG brought its MQ-9 to AAD 2016

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The MQ-9 is on display for the first time at the African Aerospace & Defense Exposition in South Africa.

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard discuss the MQ-9 Reaper, the remotely piloted aircraft operated by the 174th Airlift Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. with visitors to the Africa Aerospace and Defense Airshow and Exhibition at the South Africa National Defense Force’s Waterkloof Air Force Base on Sept. 14, 2016.The unit is part of a U.S. military contingent displaying aircraft and equipment during the air show. (U.S Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard discuss the MQ-9 Reaper, the remotely piloted aircraft operated by the 174th Airlift Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. with visitors to the Africa Aerospace and Defense Airshow and Exhibition at the South Africa National Defense Force’s Waterkloof Air Force Base on Sept. 14, 2016.The unit is part of a U.S. military contingent displaying aircraft and equipment during the air show. (U.S Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)

India’s Defense Ministry asking graft busters to investigate DRDO AEW&CS project

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Following media reports that Embraer might have paid bribes in order to secure the contract to supply three business jets for the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) project, the Indian Ministry of Defense has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to initiate an investigation.

DRDO AEW&C Embraer ERJ 145
By Pritishp333 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel’s new Ofek-11 reconnaissance satellite not working as expected

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Israel sent its newest reconnaissance satellite, Ofek-11, into space on Sept. 13 using its indigenous Shavit rocket from the Palmachim Air Base on Sept. 13. However, within hours, the satellite transmitted back home that it had developed some sort of malfunction.


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