Category: UAV
No more USAF MQ-1s in Djibouti?
The U.S. Air Force MQ-1 squadron that operates the unmanned aerial vehicle in Djibouti has inactivated on Oct. 7.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller
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MQ-8C completes operational assessment
The MQ-8C completed its three week operational assessment on Nov. 20 after flying 11 flights and clocking 83.4 flight hours in the process.
U.S. Navy photo
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Afghanistan places order for 65 ScanEagles
Afghanistan has place a $70 million order to buy eight sets of the Insitu ScanEagle UAS under the Foreign Military Sales program. These systems consist of 65 ScanEagle Air Vehicles.
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By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Guadalupe M. Deanda III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Civilian contractors are flying MQ-9 combat air patrols
The U.S. Air Force has allowed civilian contractors to fly two of its daily MQ-9 combat air patrols.
By United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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