A French crew has flown the first MQ-9 flight at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Sept. 24.
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Day: September 27, 2013
Turkey selects HQ-9
Turkey on Thursday chose CPMIEC HQ-9 as its preferred long-range air and missile defense system. The Chinese bid is reported to be $3 billion.
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AI3 destroys UAV
Another success for Raytheon’s AI3 system, this time the interceptor destroyed an unmanned aircraft.
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RoKAF F-5 crash
A South Korean F-5 has crashed on Sept. 26 while on its way to a military base in Cheongju. The pilot ejected safely. Hit the source for the video of the crash.
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Exercise Finnish Hawk
The Finnish Air Force’s 41st Fighter Squadron deployed to RAF Valley recently to take part in Exercise Finnish Hawk with Valley’s IV (R) Squadron.
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