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MQ-9B Sky Guardian

MQ-9 Reaper. US Air Force photo.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

MQ-9B SkyGuardian cancelled

04/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5918 Views 0 Comments MQ-9B Sky Guardian

What some people at first thought was an April fools’ joke, has now been confirmed by Defence – the project

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Armament Technicians from No. 3 Squadron, load a new Australian manufactured Bomb Live Unit (BLU 111) configured as a Guided Bomb Unit (GBU-12) onto F-35A Lightning II aircraft A35-040 at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Homemade warheads introduced into service

20/01/202223/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3147 Views 1 Comment F-35A Lightning II, MQ-9B Sky Guardian, No. 3 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown

Sovereign sustainability has taken a leap, with No. 81 Wing accepting and successfully expending the first Australian manufactured BLU-111(AUS)B/B. CAPTION:

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