A German-based company, 3W Modellmotoren, said its resellers might have resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Day: September 12, 2012
Russia to rely less on foreign-made missile chassis
Russia wants to switch the missile chassis made by Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant to an indigenous one. Majority of Russia’s air defense systems uses chassis made by the Belarus company.
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Pentagon’s Defense Acquisition Board had “very painful” review on F-35 last Friday
The Pentagon’s Defense Acquisition Board met last Friday to review the comprehensive plan for operational testing of the F-35.
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South Korean UH-60 damaged by artillery fire in Afghanistan
A UH-60 helicopter belonging to the South Korean provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan was damaged during an artillery attack at Bagram air base at around 9:58 p.m. on Monday.
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Photo link: UAE A330 MRTT with broken boom
H/T to Eamon for the link to the picture of a UAE A330 MRTT with a detached boom. The aircraft was performing a test flight over Spain when the boom detached at about 7:30 p.m.
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