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General Atomics has flown a new drone based on MQ-1C

Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 by alert5

Sometime during this summer, General Atomics flew a new drone that is heavily based on the MQ-1C. The new unmanned air vehicle can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles while requiring less than 800 ft of runway to operate.

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Deliveries of S-400 air defense missile system to India has started

Posted on November 15, 2021 by alert5

An official from Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) revealed that Moscow has started delivering parts of the S-400 air defense missile system to India.

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UAE orders two more MRTTs

Posted on November 15, 2021 by alert5

Airbus announced on Nov. 14 in Dubai that United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has formally ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.

Photo: Airbus
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