Category: Air Force
Stuka bomber being recovered from Baltic Sea
A rare Ju-87 Stuka bomber that is lying under 60 feet of water in the German Baltic island of Ruegen will soon be lifted out of water.
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Syrian rebels briefly seize SA-2 base
Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a SA-2 surface-to-air missile base on Jun. 10. However, they were forced to give up the al-Ghanto base after the Syria army counterattacked. %pD
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C-17 crew error led to $70 million damages
A C-17 that landed at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan on Jan. 12 suffered $70 million in damages after the plane overshot the runway.
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Thales unveils mobile air defence gun system
Thales is unveiling its RAPIDFire mobile air defence gun system at Eurosatory12. RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI.
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