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The first low-rate initial production MQ-4C in the B8 configuration, with multi-intelligence capabilities, has been delivered to NAS Patuxent River on Feb. 1.
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According to the NHK, the United States is seeking permission from Tokyo to deploy seven MQ-9s at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya air base in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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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).
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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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.
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