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NY ANG brought its MQ-9 to AAD 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by alert5

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)

Irkut has flown the Proryv UCAV last month

Posted on September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 by alert5

Izvestia.ru reported that Irkut has flown its Proryu armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) last month.
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Saudi Arabia is said to have purchased Chinese Wing Loong UAV

Posted on September 4, 2016September 4, 2016 by alert5

Arab News quoted Al-Watan newspaper as saying that Saudi Arabia has bought an unspecific number of Wing Loong UAVs from China.

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Ukraine’s Horlytsia UAS could be ready in 2018

Posted on September 1, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

Ukroboronprom told Interfax-Ukraine that the indigenous Horlytsia unmanned aircraft system is ready for delivery to the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018 if funding is allocated by the government.

Photo: Ukroboronprom
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Germany’s lease of Heron UAV in limbo due to protest from General Atomics

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by alert5

Germany’s decision to lease armed Heron UAVs for its surveillance needs did not sit well with General Atomics and the latter has filed a protest with a German court.

By David Tobarra [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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