Aviation News
The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has issued a statement confirming that a Embraer EMB-120RT was shot down by a Ethiopian Zu-23 anti-aircraft gun on May 4 at Bardale airstrip in Somalia.
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President of the Turkish Presidency Defense Industry (SSB), İsmail Demir, said on a YouTube live stream on May 7 that the SSB has no plans to start construction of the second amphibious assault ship (LHD) TCG Trakya.
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An Iranian Hendijan-class support ship, Konarak, was hit by a Noor anti-ship missile fire from frigate Jamaran during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman on May 10.
The Irish Air Corps has added a PC-12 to its fleet recently. The purchase was worth $5.6 million.
Photo: Irish Air Corps
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The Wisconsin Army National Guard has created a instrument flight rules (IFR) training visor that uses a smartphone to turn it opaque for training purposes.
Photo: Sgt. Alex Baum
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