US gives initial approval for Qatar to purchase MQ-9 armed drones for nearly $2 billion
The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator ...
How The US Air Force's Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper Moves Military Drones Into The Future
The MQ-9 Reaper has served the U.S. admirably, and its run hasn't ended yet. But already its successor has been introduced, ...
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How suicide drones and AI weapons could make UK a defence industry ‘superpower’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said drone development will be central to plans to boost Britain's defence industry, but insiders ...
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An Iranian F-14 Tomcat Claims to Have Intercepted a U.S. Spy Drone
Iran’s armed forces remain on “high alert ... stirring up an interaction that would become quite the story. Since the Predator drone is primarily designed for reconnaissance operations ...
US State Department approves $2 billion arms sale to Qatar
The arms include eight MQ-9B Predator drones, which cost around $30 million each, can fly at altitudes above 40,000 feet for over 30 hours.
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Procurement: The Drone Industrial Complex
That changed in the 1990s when General Atomics introduced their one-ton Predator drone. These were widely used ... thousands of Ukrainian men and women are building these drones for the armed forces ...
World’s first ‘fighter drone’ to be launched by…, aerial warfare to change forever, big tension for China and…
In a statement, the US Air Force said it will continue to work closely with its industry partners to mature the YFQ-42A and ...
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Ukraine pumping out kamikaze drones for as little as $300 – and they can destroy tanks: ‘This is modern warfare’
KYIV — They’re small, but mighty — and deadly, too. The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reliance on cheaper, more compact drones has altered the look of warfare for good, operators and experts ...