Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a helicopter touring the north of the country when an unidentified drone was spotted by air defense.
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Day: April 27, 2013
U.S. House subcommittee passes Taiwan Policy Act
The U.S House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on Thursday passed the Taiwan Policy Act of 2013, which authorizes the U.S. government to sell new F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
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Last USMC squadron to tranisition to UH-1Y
HMLA-167 is the last USMC squadron to make the transition from the UH-1N to the 1Y. The first UH-1Y arrived at the squadron on Apr. 17.
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RAF MQ-9s flown from Britain
The Royal Air Force has confirmed a news report that MQ-9s flying over Afghanistan are no longer controlled from Creech air force base in Nevada but remotely piloted from RAF Waddington.
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Taiwan to deploy 3 PAC-3s in the south
Taiwan’s Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang told lawmakers that three PAC-3 missile batteries will be deployed in the southern part of the island.
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