The U.S. Army will spend approximately $132 million to 19 Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft from General Atomics.
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Category: UAV
Pakistan’s clone of CH-3 UAV fires missile
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.
USAF MQ-9s being tested in maritime environment
MQ-9s from Holloman Air Force Base are being tested in a maritime environment over the Gulf of Mexico.
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France, Japan signs defense pact
Japan and France signed a pact on defense equipment and technology transfers during a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo.
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U.S. lawmakers want Obama to sell MQ-1 to Jordan in order to fight ISIL
Twenty-three U.S. members of Congress have penned a letter to U.S. President Obama, seeking to have his administration supply surplus MQ-1 UAVs to Jordan in order to fight ISIL in Syria.
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