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Homeland Security

CBP Begins Unveils New Multi-role Enforcement Aircraft

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week introduced its new Multi-role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), which has begun initial test and evaluation along the southwest border in anticipation of conducting operational missions later this year. The MEA is based on a based on a Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 twin-engine turboprop that is missionized by prime contractor Sierra Nevada Corp. The MEA is manned by a four-person crew, including two sensor operators, and is equipped with active and passive sensors, technical…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

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Space

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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