The U.S. Army is seeking feedback from the industry on how to create an anti-cruise missile air defense system based on the FIM-92 MANPADS.
By: Lance Cp. Michael Petersheim, U.S. Marine Corps (www.defense.gov) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Day: August 7, 2015
Afghan Mi-17 crashed
A Afghan Mi-17 military helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Aug. 6, killing all 17 on board.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army look set to acquire MH-47Gs in Block 2 configuration
After production of the MH-47G Block 1 ends this year, the U.S. Army intends to buy an undisclosed number of MH-47Gs in Block 2 configuration.
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F-35 refuels from Italian KC-767
F-35A performed its first aerial refueling with a foreign air force tanker when AF-4 took fuel from an Italian Air Force KC-767A at Edwards Air Force Base on Jul. 29.
Photo: F-35 Intergraded Test Force