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New Armed Stealth Drone Heads To Afghanistan (And Maybe Iran, Too) -- Danger Room
The U.S. Air Force is sending a single copy of a brand-new stealth drone to Afghanistan. Only maybe not just Afghanistan.
Officially, the General Atomics-made Avenger — a sleek, jet-powered upgrade of the iconic armed Predator and Reaper — is heading to Afghanistan as a combat-capable “test asset.” The Air Force said in a statement that it loves how the Avenger’s “internal weapons bay and four hardpoints on each wing,” will give it “greater flexibility and will accommodate a large selection of next generation sensor and weapons payloads,” as reported by Zach Rosenberg at Flightglobal.
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More News On The Avenger Drone Being Deployed To Afghanistan
America’s Newest Killer Drone Is Headed to Afghanistan—Let’s Not Lose This One! -- Gizmodo
Predator C Avenger bound for testing in Afghanistan -- Defense Systems
US Air Force orders General Atomics Avenger -- Flight Global
Air Force orders single Predator C Avenger -- Air Force Times
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