U.S. Air Force buys Chinese-made drones for nuclear missile base

Purchase of Chinese DJI drones sought as threat training for US nuclear missile base

The Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.

U.S. Air Force buys Chinese-made drones for nuclear missile base

The U.S. Air Force is buying Chinese-made DJI drones for a Wyoming nuclear missile base, using the foreign aircraft as stand-ins for the kind of drones security forces there are training to detect and shoot down. The 90th Contracting Squadron posted a combined synopsis and solicitation on August 14 seeking a small business vendor to […]

U.S. Air Force plans DJI drone purchase for counter-UAS training at F.E. Warren to test radars and jammers against real signals

The requirement was issued by the 90th Contracting Squadron at F.E. Warren, home to the 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron under Air Force Global Strike Command. The planned purchase is small, covering six multirotor drones and six payload-release devices. The Air Force is seeking two DJI Mavic 2 Pro Fly More quadcopters, two DJI Mini 3 Pro aircraft and two DJI Avata 2 Fly More Combo packages. The value of the purchase is expected to rema…