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A new Chinese military aerial refueling aircraft that is converted from the H-6K bomber is seen on Yanliang airbase in Xi’an on Google Earth’s latest image updates of the site. Under-wing aerial refueling pods can be seen near the wingtips which differentiate this aircraft from the bomber version.
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The Spanish government has approved a request from the military to buy 4 MQ-9s. Cost for the purchase is $176 million which includes two Mobile Ground Control Stations.
By Lance Cheung, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The highest-ranking officer for the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, was given a flight in a Royal Air Force Eurofighter during an official visit to RAF Coningsby on Oct. 29.
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Photo: Royal Air Force
The U.S. government has agreed to allow Italy to weaponized it MQ-9 fleet. The estimated cost of the project is $129.6 million.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Britain and France have unveiled a new Intergovernmental Agreement that allows for the sharing of certain technologies to aid the development of future generations of missiles developed by MBDA.
By Tiraden (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons