South Korea may develop unmanned attack helicopters based on the MD 500 or a new platform to attack North Korea’s military bases.
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Category: Air Force
Azerbaijan Mi-17 crashed
An Azerbaijani air force Mi-17 helicopter crashed into the Caspian Sea on Feb. 11, killing all three on board.
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YouTube: AN/AAQ-37 detects hostile ground fire
The AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), developed for the F-35 Lightning II, has added hostile ground fire detection to its capabilities by successfully detecting and locating tanks that were firing live rounds during preparations for a military exercise.
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Botswana Defence Force receives PC-7 MKII
The first PC7 MKII trainer for the Botswana Defence Force was officially handed over on Feb. 8.
Pentagon may put safety features back into F-35
The fueldraulic fuses and coolant shutoff valves that were removed from the F-35 earlier may be installed back after warning from the Pentagon’s weapons tester that the stealth fighter is 25 percent more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit.
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