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US Air Force signs contract for Reaper drone-aircraft at Farnborough

London, United Kingdom - New electro-optical, infrared and laser target acquisition system

Raytheon, the well-known American radar/missile-maker, has signed a $191 million contract with the United States Air Force at the international air show in Farnborough running from 9 to 15 July 2012. The contract specifies the delivery of a new multi-spectral targeting system for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. The Reaper is one of the latest version of this kind of drones. "Based...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143276
Rome, Italy, 07/11/2012 19:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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