Czech Aero Vodochody company has upgraded its Aero L-159 ALCA light attack aircraft and unveiled the new version at the LIMA-2017 aerospace exhibition in Malaysia. The production of L-159 had been halted 15 years ago and the upgraded version is expected to give the plane 'a new future'. According to Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, negotiations with at least three potential customers commenced already, one of them being Iraq.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)