IDEX 2019: Middle Eastern nations strengthen air advantage (video)

11th February 2019 - 12:00 GMT | by Helen Haxell, Kate Martyr in London

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The order of 16 F-16 Block 70s aircraft and delivery of the first five MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters in 2018 strengthened the respective air power of the Royal Bahraini Air Force and Afghan Air Forces. Elsewhere in the region, AeroVironment received a $44.5 million contract from an unnamed Middle Eastern country for small UAS with improved imaging sensor.

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