The United Kingdom wants to buy two of USAF’s MQ-9 hunter-killer unmanned aerial vehicles, recently named the Reaper. The deal, if approved by Congress, could see Britain paying as much as $77 million, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency news release. DSCA notified Congress of the possible foreign military sale, which would include the two UAVs and all associated equipment and services.
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes in the Middle East are flying with fresh modifications as the Air Force looks to make the plane more versatile amid America’s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and a tenuous ceasefire in the U.S. air war against Iran.