April 15, 2022 – Alert 5

AeroVironment delivering RQ-20s to Ukraine by end of May

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by alert5

The Pentagon has awarded AeroVironment a $19 million contract on Apr. 12 to deliver RQ-20 Puma AE systems to Ukraine.

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Nigeria cleared to buy the AH-1Z but armed with rockets instead of Hellfire missiles

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by alert5

The Biden administration has cleared the potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on the Foreign Military Sale on Apr. 14.

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 takes off in Charleston, West Virginia, July 26, 2019. HMLA-167 is subordinate command of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William L.Holdaway)

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