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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on Jul. 23 that it has concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
Graphic: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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Leonardo is working with General Atomics to fit the SAGE electronic warfare surveillance system onto the MQ-9B.
Citing two anonymous sources, Reuters is reporting that Netherlands will sign a Letter of Agreement for four MQ-9s at the Farnborough International Airshow this week.
By (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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On the eve of the Farnborough air show, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced that it intends to improve the maritime capbilites of its Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by adding sonobuoy and Magnetic Detector (MAD) payloads to the aircraft.
By MathKnight and Zachi Evenor [CC BY 3.0 or CC BY 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
A hacker based in South America managed to hack into the computer of a U.S. Air Force captain assigned to the 432d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and stole a MQ-9 manual.
By (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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