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Military helicopter crashes into residential area in Japan

Posted on February 5, 2018 by alert5

Greece plans to buy 70 OH-58Ds

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by alert5

Flight Global reports that Greece plans to acquire 70 OH-58Ds that are declared as Excess Defense Articles (EDA) by the U.S. government.

Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez
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Taiwan to stand up second AH-64E unit middle of this year

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan is expected to stand up a second AH-64E unit within the Army’s 601st Brigade in Taoyuan district, United Daily News reports.

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Watch the final British Army Lynx flight

Posted on January 17, 2018 by alert5

U.S. Army teaching soldiers how to operate FIM-92 for first time in nearly 15 years

Posted on January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Army has recognized a need to train soldiers on how to operate the FIM-92 Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) and approximately 50 observer coach trainers (OCT’s) attended their own training on the Stinger system at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany on Jan. 10.

U.S. Army Capt. Richard Tran, an air defense officer, and an observer coach trainer with the Warhog Team, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, trains with an FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable, Air Defense Missile System at the Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 10, 2018. The training was in preperation of future rotational exercises where the OCT's will start evaluating two-man Stinger Teams for the first time in approximately 15 years. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Overson) — U.S. Army Capt. Richard Tran, an air defense officer, and an observer coach trainer with the Warhog Team, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, trains with an FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable, Air Defense Missile System at the Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 10, 2018. The training was in preperation of future rotational exercises where the OCT’s will start evaluating two-man Stinger Teams for the first time in approximately 15 years. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Overson)

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