US based aerospace and defence development and manufacturing company AAI Corporation has been awarded a $475 million contract to provide Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The relevant work is expected to be completed by July 2022.
An F-15EX Eagle II assigned to the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., conducts aerial refueling operations above Northern California, May 14, 2021. The aircraft participated in exercise Northern Edge 21 in Alaska earlier this May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)