U.S. Special Operations Command has quietly filed a MC-130W Dragon Spear gunship that can operate in daytime due to standoff precision weapons carried on board.
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Predator crashed in Yemen, Al-Qaeda made off with wreckage
A suspected U.S. Predator UAV apparently crashed in Yemen and the wreckage was recovered by the local police before Al-Qaeda gunmen intercepted it and made off with it.
RAAF PC9 had engine fire
Australia has temporarily grounded its PC9 flight trainers after one aircraft suffered an engine fire at RAAF Pearce this week.
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Boeing gets $15.2 million contract modification for MOP
The Pentagon has given Boeing a $15.2 million contract modification to support additional Massive Ordnance Penetrator Integration to include flight test support, three (3) additional test assets, an alternative/modified fuse design and sixteen (16) fuses.