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Malaysia’s Defense Ministry plans to procure two maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) and three medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the upcoming five-year government spending period referred to as …
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A government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request by Belgium for four MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft has been given clearance by the U.S. State Department, with notification sent to Congress …
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The U.S. affirmed the bulk of its ongoing missile defense plans with the release of the first Missile Defense Review since 2010. President Donald Trump spoke from the Pentagon, warning …
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Japan’s quest for bringing the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into service moved forward on November 16 when the Pentagon awarded the drone manufacturer, Northrop …
Read Moreby Richard Sterk, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The SSQ-955 HIDAR, produced by Ultra Electronics, first made inroads into the sonobuoy market through its ability to combat the ambient noise …
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