Aurora Flight Sciences has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to certify the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle.
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AeroVironment in joint venture with Softbank to develop solar-powered HALE UAS
American aerospace company AeroVironment has entered into a joint venture with Japan’s Softbank to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for commercial operations.
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Indonesia’s ex-Air Force chief questioned by graft busters
The former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Agus Supriatna turned up at Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission on Jan. 3 to answer questions regarding the purchase of a AW101 helicopter.
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SpaceX will attempt to launch Zuma payload on Jan. 5
SpaceX will be making an bid to send the top-secret Zuma payload into low Earth orbit on Jan. 5. The previous attempt to do that last November was canceled by the space launch company.
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India wants 61 indigenous anti-aircraft gun systems
The Indian government has launched a tender to buy 61 sets of anti-aircraft gun systems for its military. The contract is said to worth $1.5 billion.
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