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Drone guiding fire of MMP missile @MBDA
Missile maker, MBDA and the French Army today demonstrated the beyond visual range (BVR) capability of the drone-guided MMP surface-to-air missile
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BDA has carried out the first demonstration of the operational capabilities of LYNKEUS Dismounted, comprising the MMP system in infantry configuration and a Novadem NX70 drone linked via radio to its weapon terminal.
Carried out with the support of the French Army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – French Procurement Agency) at the Canjuers military camp in the south of France, this firing was representative of a ‘beyond Line of sight’ (BLOS- also called BVR) engagement.
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Quadcopter micro-UAV will be used for reconnaissance and intelligence missions.
French defence procurement agency DGA has ordered 300 ANAFI USA small UAVs from US manufacturer Parrot.
The DGA chose Parrot as part of a European call for tenders launched in February 2020.
The quadcopter ANAFI USA weighs less than 500g. It will be used for reconnaissance and intelligence missions by all branches of the French armed forces including SF units, the French MoD noted in a 12 January statement.
First deliveries are scheduled for next June. Parrot will provide additional equipment and training.
The contract value was undisclosed, but the five-year framework deal includes the scope for follow-on orders of ‘several hundred drone systems’ each year, the MoD added. These will divided between the French Army (60%), French Navy (28%) and French Air and Space Force (12%), according to targets set by the DGA.
Black voters played a crucial role in Biden s win - can he keep their trust?
Clyde McGrady, The Washington Post
Jan. 12, 2021
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1of3Joe Biden celebrates with his wife, Jill Biden, second from left, daughter Ashley Biden and Rep. James Clyburn in Columbia, S.C., after being declared the winner of the state s primary on Feb. 29, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Luke SharrettShow MoreShow Less
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When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, it will be in no small part because of Black voters. Specifically, older Black voters in South Carolina, who rescued his floundering primary campaign in February. More specifically, older Black voters in South Carolina who take seriously the beliefs and opinions of Rep. James Clyburn, the 80-year-old Democratic House majority