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General Atomics was awarded a $206 million contract by the Pentagon to retrofit 122 MQ-9 Block 5 aircraft.
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The last UH-1Y ordered by the U.S. Marine Corps will be delivered by Bell this year, Flight Global reports.
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The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation will be offering rides on the AH-1F attack helicopter in several Southern California locations this summer.
Jane’s says the Royal Air Force is looking at replacing the Boeing E-3D early warning aircraft instead of upgrading them.
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Russia is planning to fly its Tu-160 supersonic bomber over the Arctic later this year, commander of long-range aviation commander Maj. Gen. Sergei Kobylash has disclosed.
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