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Under a Freedom of Information Act request, the Pentagon has admitted that its UAVs have flown over U.S. territory for non-military missions.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle unit of Russia’s Eastern Military District in the Sakhalin Region is now equipped with five Orlan-10 drones.
By Mike1979 Russia (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Not far from Area 51, a facility with a runway appeared out of the desert in 2005 and now the folks in charge of it has acknowledged that the place is being used by “Defense and Homeland Security departments” to test sensor-equipped aircraft.
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During a Senate hearing, a top U.S. Air Force officer revealed that the American taxpayer will stand to lose $300 million if the Pentagon is to cancel the cost-plus contract with Northrop Grumman to build the B-21 bomber.
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Piaggio has sold eight of its P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aerial vehicles to the United Arab Emirates Armed Force. The contract has been signed with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI).
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