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Hacker sells MQ-9 manual for $150

Posted on July 12, 2018 by alert5

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.

MQ-9 before mission - 081015-F-3188G-936
By (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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ASTARS III arrives at USNTPS

Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 by alert5

The Airborne Systems Training and Research Support (ASTARS) III aircraft, a modified C-26A Metroliner equipped with military equipment and subsystems, has been delivered to its home station at NAS Patuxent River.


Photo: U.S. Navy

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XQ-58A Valkyrie to start flight testing this autumn

Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 by alert5

Head of U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Maj. Gen. William Cooley, disclosed at an Air Force Association event on Jul. 10 that the XQ-58A Valkyrie will enter flight testing this autumn.

LCAAT
Graphic: U.S. DoD

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Posted in Air Force, Research

Luxembourg’s parliament approves budget to operate one A400M

Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 by alert5

Lawmakers in Luxembourg have given approval to finance the operation costs of a single A400M that the country will share with Belgium.

Airbus A400M EC-404 ILA 2012 04
Julian Herzog [GFDL or CC BY 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

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Slovakia selects F-16

Posted on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has beaten Saab for the contract to supply new fighter jets to Slovakia. The country will be buying 14 F-16 Block 70/72s.


Graphic: Lockheed Martin

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Posted in Air Force, Industry

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