U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis declared the RQ-21A has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on Jan. 31.
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Category: UAV
North Korea’s UAV fleet
Sputnik News has an analysis on North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicles. Tracing from its early development to its latest acquisitions.
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40th CAB returns to Middle East with only UAVs for reconnaissance missions
The U.S. Army’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade returned to the Middle East four months ago but this time without the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters.
Photo: Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer
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Germany will lease not buy Heron TP
Germany’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that Bundeswehr will soon be operating the Heron TP. However, instead of buying the UAVs, Berlin has chose to lease them to protect German troops in deployments overseas.
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Germany said to be buying Heron TP
Cologne-based newspaper “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” reported on Jan. 12 that the German government is buying the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle.
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