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Asahi Shimbun revealed that the JGSDF lost one of its ScanEagle UAV in November last year.
“ScanEagle UAV catapult launcher 2005-04-16” by Gunnery Sergeant Shannon Arledge of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing – http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2005417115454 [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
A U.S. MQ-1 has gone down over northwest Syria on Mar. 17. Syria claims to have shot it down.
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The U.S. Army will spend approximately $132 million to 19 Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft from General Atomics.
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Pakistan on Mar. 13 tested firing a laser-guided missile from its indigenous Burraq drone. The aircraft bears a strong resemblance to the Chinese CH-3.
MQ-9s from Holloman Air Force Base are being tested in a maritime environment over the Gulf of Mexico.
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