USAF lands C-130J at newly-renovated Angaur Airfield in Palau as island offers to host new airfields

The U.S. Air Force landed a C-130J at Angaur Airfield in Palau on Sept. 5 just nines after the airstrip was recontructed and expanded by a U.S. civil-military engineer joint task force.


Photo by Staff Sgt. Ondirae Abdullah-Robinson

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RQ-21A could get VTOL kit as part of upgrades

Speaking at the Unmanned Systems Defense, Protection, Security virtual conference on Sept. 9, Rear Adm. Brian Corey, program executive officer – Unmanned and Strike Weapons, told the audience that a series of upgrades to the RQ-21A unmanned air vehicle is being planned.

RQ-21A Blackjack before launch at MCAS Cherry Point in March 2016
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicholas P. Baird / Public domain

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