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The Pentagon has given Northrop Grumman Corporation a task order to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigure four EQ-4 Block 20 aircraft for the SkyRange program.

An EQ-4 Global Hawk touches down on the runway during its final landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., July 29, 2021. The EQ-4 Global Hawk used the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to bridge communication in battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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Israel hopes to take immediate delivery of 2 KC-46As

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by alert5

Israeli media says Tel Aviv has asked Washington for the immediate delivery of two KC-46A aerial refueling tankers.

U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner / Public domain

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HAF to fly six Rafales home next month

Posted on December 14, 2021 by alert5

The Hellnic Air Force will commence operations with the first six Rafale fighters next month.

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Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency investigate Chinese aerospace researchers

Posted on December 13, 2021 by alert5

Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency had investigated Chinese aerospace researchers in the country, Asahi Shimbun reports.

Japanese Ministry of Justice, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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