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The Nigerien Air Force (Armée de l’Air du Niger) has taken delivery of the third and final C-130H from the United States.
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The United States has delivered UH-1 Huey helicopters to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Photo: U.S. State Department
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The Antonov An-12, a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft that was designed in the Soviet Union, took off for the first time on Dec. 16, 1957 with Captain Yakov I. Vernikov at the controls.
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The Kenyan Air Force put up a flypast during Jamhuri Day on Dec. 12. Jamhuri Day is a national holiday in Kenya and marks the day in 1963 when Kenya gained its independence from British colonial rule and became a republic. The word “Jamhuri” means “republic” in Swahili, the national language of Kenya.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to develop a long-range, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), to be mounted on the country’s KF-21 fighter.