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The CMV-22B will reach initial operational capability in September 2020, a draft environmental assessment by the U.S. Navy has disclosed.
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Aurora Flight Sciences has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to certify the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle.
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American aerospace company AeroVironment has entered into a joint venture with Japan’s Softbank to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for commercial operations.
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The former Indonesian Air Force chief of staff Agus Supriatna turned up at Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission on Jan. 3 to answer questions regarding the purchase of a AW101 helicopter.
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SpaceX will be making an bid to send the top-secret Zuma payload into low Earth orbit on Jan. 5. The previous attempt to do that last November was canceled by the space launch company.
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