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 by Sam Howard Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018
The Department of Defense has awarded a $961 million contract to URS Federal Technical Services for maintenance on and support of the U.S. Air Force's drone fleet. The Maryland-based company will work on the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, which operate from locations worldwide, the Defense Department announced Friday. The contract includes an indefinite amount of organizational-level maintenance as well as support of the aircrafts' launch and recovery activities, as well as their combat and training capability. URS Federal Technical Services was one of three entities that bid on the contract, which will first include a $1.8 million payment from fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds at the time of the award. Work on the contract is expected to be complete by June 30, 2019.
Chinese drones slink into North Korean arsenal Shenyang, China (AFP) March 9, 2018 Wang Dewen's daughter-in-law says the Chinese businessman could be dead. His wife claims he is travelling. But they are sure of one thing: he is definitely not working in North Korea. At least that is what AFP was told during a visit to the home of the shadowy businessman who United Nations experts believe is one of several Chinese traders who may have helped Pyongyang build a fleet of around 300 military drones. The network is believed to form a crucial part of the logistics chain that has allo ... read more
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