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Gift Horses: Afghanistan’s C-130 Fleet

Gift Horses: Afghanistan’s C-130 Fleet

Afghan C-130H (click to view full) When a USAF program to refurbish 20 Italian C-27A light tactical transport planes for the Afghan Air Force formally imploded at the end of 2012, the American looked for a longer-term plan B. At the high end, the proposal was to hand...

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Digital Raven: Hand-Launched UAV Goes Binary

Digital Raven: Hand-Launched UAV Goes Binary

Latest updates: USAF to use RQ-11Bs at bases worldwide. RQ-11B Raven (click to view full) The RQ-11 Raven is a 4.2-pound, backpackable, hand-launched UAV that provides day and night, real-time video imagery for "over the hill" and "around the corner" reconnaissance,...

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