Aviation News
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet U.S. President Trump next week and news media in India says the U.S. government has cleared the sale of 22 General Atomics Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to New Delhi.
By U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed after departing Edwards Air Force Base on Jun. 21. The unmanned aerial vehicle wsa assigned to 12th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, California.
An Iranian drone operating in Pakistan’s Parom area of Panjgur district was shot down by a JF-17 fighter.
By Asuspine [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy has chosen aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the first two ships to field the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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