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Kratos has beaten seven other competitors to win a $40.8 million single award, cost-share contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate a high-speed, long-range, low-cost, limited life-strike Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).
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The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) announced during a ceremony on Jul. 11 that the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) has now entered Initial Operational Capability phase on its Gripen fighter.
Photo: MBDA
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A high-ranking U.S. Navy officer told Reuters that Norway is interested in acquiring between five to six Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Portuguese Air Force C-130H crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal on Jul. 11. Three on board were killed with another person injured.
By Rafael Vieira (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Boeing has added two bypass valves to the flying boom on the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker to fix axial load issues when refueling large aircraft.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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