U.S. Gives Green Light For MQ-9B Sale To Qatar

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LISBON, Portugal–The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of the General Atomics’ MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to Qatar, becoming the second Middle Eastern country to be given a green light to acquire the platform. The potential sale—worth $2 billion—consists of eight MQ-9B...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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