BAE Systems has shipped its Mantis UAV back home after completing its first flight trials in Australia.
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Turkey to lease 9 A129s as well
Turkey’s Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül revealed that besides buying nine A129s, Turkey will lease nine Mangustas and is seeking nine Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters as well.
http://alert5.com/2010/06/16/turkey-launch-urgent-talks-for-9-a129-mangustas/
RAF Merlin went down in Afghanistan, USMC CH-53E come to rescue
HT to Rotorhub. A RAF Merlin helicopter made a heavy landing at a base in Afghanistan on Jun. 23. A CH-53E Super Stallion from HMH-466 was able to quickly mount a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft or Personnel (TRAP) mission to recover the aircraft on Jun. 26.
Final C-130J delivered to Norway early
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of its fourth C-130J Super Hercules, a full 60 days earlier than the projected delivery date.
RS-24 ICBM enters combat service
The chief designer from the Moscow Heat Engineering Institute said the RS-24 ICBM created by the institute has enter combat service with the Strategic Rocket Forces.