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Akıncı secures first export order

Posted on January 24, 2022 by alert5

Turkey’s unmanned aerial vehicle company Baykar has secured its first export order for the Akıncı, a twin-engine High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV).

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Drone attacks were carried out by the Houthis in Abu Dhabi

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by alert5

Three people were killed when drones attacked the Adnoc storage tanks in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17. A separate attack in the new construction area of Abu Dhabi International Airport caused a minor fire.

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Japan had reconsidered canceling RQ-4 purchase due to Trump

Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 by alert5

Japanese officials overturned plans to cancel the purchase of three RQ-4 Block 30i unmanned air vehicles in 2020 out of consideration for then President Donald Trump, who was promoting U.S. weapons exports.

Photo: Northrop Grumman

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MQ-8C operating in U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by alert5

The MQ-8C is now in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, which spans from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border, according to photos released by the sailing branch.

211222-N-FA490-1213 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 22, 2021) An MQ-8C Fire Scout attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). HSC-23 and Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)

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NGC starts work to convert 4 EQ-4 Block 20 for SkyRange

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by alert5

The Pentagon has given Northrop Grumman Corporation a task order to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigure four EQ-4 Block 20 aircraft for the SkyRange program.

An EQ-4 Global Hawk touches down on the runway during its final landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., July 29, 2021. The EQ-4 Global Hawk used the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to bridge communication in battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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