First Take, Aug. 12, 2024

MQ-20 Avenger
Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
DEFENSE General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has received a $98 million Pentagon contract to modify two uncrewed MQ-20 Avengers into air-to-air adversaries for training fighter pilots. Bulgaria is to buy Diehl IRIS-T SLM meddium-range surface-to-air missile systems, and Germany is taking...
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