A total of seven Syrian military pilots have defected to Jordan. The latest three entered Jordan on foot and brought their families along as well.
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Day: June 25, 2012
Turkey: F-4 was not in Syrian airspace when shot down
Turkey’s foreign minister said Sunday that the F-4 was in international airspace when it was shot down by Syrian air defenses.
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USN developing Flexrotor UAV with small launch, recovery footprint
The Office of Naval Research is funding the Flexrotor UAV by Aerovel Corp. and it hopes to deploy it on vessels too small for larger drones.
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Elbit to upgrade RoKAF C-130H
A $62 million contract has been awarded to Elbit by South Korea to upgrade its C-130H fleet.
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Chinese UAVs will be able to disrupt U.S. aircraft carrier operations in Taiwan Strait, South China Sea
A report by China Briefing says China’s UAV fleet will eventually be able to disrupt the navigation of U.S. aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
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