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The Israeli Air Force is evaluating the AgustaWestland AW119, Airbus Helicopters H125 and Bell Helicopter 407GXP as replacement for its Bell 206 training helicopter at the flying academy.
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A Royal Malaysian Air Force Sea King helicopter, # M23-36, suffered a hard landing when it lost power during a hover on Aug. 13.
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A Japanese government source said Chinese fighter jets have approached the disputed Senkaku Islands more than three times since late May. On one instance, a fighter came within 50km of the islets.
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Two PLA officers were admitted into the foreign exchange student program at the Royal Air Force College and it was found out that during their free time, they were visiting the RAF Fylingdales ballistic missile early warning station instead of tourist attractions.
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