Afghan-Bound

The U.K. Royal Air Force’s Sentinel R1 airborne stand-off radar (Astor) aircraft is believed to be about to make its operational debut in Afghanistan. An announcement from the Defense Ministry is expected by this week about deployment of one or two of the aircraft to support combat operations.

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