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US Drone-Launched ‘Ninja’ Missile Killed Qaeda Leaders

US Drone-Launched ‘Ninja’ Missile Killed Qaeda Leaders

WASHINGTON — American Special Operations forces used a specially designed secret missile to kill the head of a Qaeda affiliate in Syria this month, dealing the terrorist group a serious blow with a weapon that combines medieval brutality with advanced technology.

American and Qaeda officials sa…

Boeing Wins $439M Order for AH-64E Apaches for Morocco

Boeing Wins $439M Order for AH-64E Apaches for Morocco

The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $439,179,677 modification (P00062) to contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 for new-build Apache AH-64E aircraft and Longbow crew trainers.

Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of March 1, 2025.

Fiscal 2020 Foreign Milita…

S. Korea to Buy AEW Aircraft, More TA-50 Jet Trainers

S. Korea to Buy AEW Aircraft, More TA-50 Jet Trainers

South Korea approved a plan Friday to purchase more airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) from overseas as part of efforts to beef up its aerial surveillance capabilities, the arms procurement agency said.

Under the plan approved by the defense project promotion committee meeting, t…

Northrop Wins $333M for Three MQ-4C Drones for Australia

Northrop Wins $333M for Three MQ-4C Drones for Australia

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $333,401,760 modification (P00007) to previously-awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract N00019-19-C-0008.

This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of three low-rate initial production MQ-4C…

Lockheed Says PAC-3 MSE Intercepted TBM Target

Lockheed Says PAC-3 MSE Intercepted TBM Target

DALLAS — A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Today’s test verified missile software and hardware component upgrades that…


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