Nigeria cleared to buy the AH-1Z but armed with rockets instead of Hellfire missiles

The Biden administration has cleared the potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on the Foreign Military Sale on Apr. 14.

A U.S. Marine AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 takes off in Charleston, West Virginia, July 26, 2019. HMLA-167 is subordinate command of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William L.Holdaway)

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Russia claims to have destroyed S-300PMU system donated by Slovakia

The Russian Ministry of Defense says it launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a hangar in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro and destroyed four S-300PMU launchers concealed inside. It says those were the S-300 donated by Slovakia to Ukraine.

Slovak S-300
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British and U.S. navies explore using drones to deliver cargo to aircraft carriers

Two articles by USNI and the Royal Navy on efforts to explore the use of drones to deliver cargo to aircraft carriers out at sea.

Pictured: A UAV taxis into position at Predannack Airfied during a series of test flights.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRIAL DEMONSTRATION
On Tuesday 15th March 2021, A fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle was trialled at Predannack Airfield just a short drive from RNAS Culdrose.
The unmanned system was part of a series of trials that took place over three days.
The event was part of a technology demonstration of newly iterated MRP (Mission Representative Profile) UAS systems from Malloy and WAS.
Credit: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum, RNAS Yeovilton

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