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The U.S. Army has given AeroVironment a $76 million contract through a Joint Urgent Operational Need Statement for the Switchblade loitering missile system.
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A MQ-9 has crashed at Mathis Field on May 14. The unmanned aircraft belonged to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The U.S. Air Force will soon start procuring drones for its Skyborg program with a goal of selecting winning designs by end of the summer.
Taiwan is planning to buy 4 MQ-9 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from the U.S. and will budget at least $167 million next year for the purchase.
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Northrop Grumman announced on May 8 that the testing of Leonardo’s AN/ZPY-8 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on the MQ-8C has started.
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