RAF Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Rivet Joint and Sentry aircraft based at RAF Waddington played a key role in the recent Exercise #RedFlag held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. We spoke to several of the Sentry crew during one of the missions to understand their role on the aircraft and the scale and complexity of the exercise. | Royal Air Force

U.S. Marines launch a RQ-21A Blackjack. The Blackjack provides the U.S. Military with day and night Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage, target acquisition, and communication relay. See images of the other unmanned aircraft the U.S. have in service: militarymachine.com/incredible-us-military-drone-images/ | Military Machine

PAKISTAN AIR FORCE TO ACQUIRE BAYRAKTAR AKINCI HALE DRONES WITH LICENSE PRODUCTION 🇵🇰🇹🇷 The Pakistan Air Force has signed a contract to procure Turkey’s Bayraktar Akinci heavy High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The drone will be produced under license in Pakistan starting next year, alongside Bayraktar Anka-S UAVs, for which a Transfer of Technology program is under way. The Akinci is a twin-engine turboprop long-range HALE UCAV drone capable of a 27 hour end