The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, will become the first unit equipped with the new Ground Fire Acquisition System for its AH-64 helicopters next spring.
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Month: April 2011
Iran arms hovercrafts with long-range missiles
Iran’s naval hovercrafts have been armed with long-range missiles, it was announced on Saturday.
French Mirage F1 pilot was 10 minutes away from ejecting
French Ambassador to Malta, Daniel Rondeau, told reporters that a French Air Force Mirage F1 that made an emergency landing in Malta on Saturday was ten minutes away from crashing.
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YouTube: J-10 exercise
Exercise by J-10s from the PLAAF 5th Fighter Regiment, 2nd Air Division, Guilin air base.
Three Slovenian PC-9s put out of action by mice
Rodent infestation at a Slovenian air base seriously damage three Pilatus PC-9 trainers. The aircraft were moved out of their hangars last year and mice ate away their wiring for lunch.