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South Korea to unveil its AH-64Es to the public next month

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by alert5

South Korea will unveil its newly-delivered AH-64E attack helicopters to the public on the occasion of the 68th Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1.

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Hellenic Apache crashes

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by alert5

A Hellenic Army AH-64 crashed during an exercise off the coast of Halkidiki in northern Greece on Sept. 20. Both pilots escaped unharmed.

By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Armenia is export customer for Iskandar-M TBM

Posted on September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 by alert5

The Iskandar-M road-mobile tactical ballistic missile was spotted in Yerevan on Sept. 16 during a rehearsal for Armenia’s upcoming independence day parade. Armenia is the first export customer of the weapon.

Photo: VKontakte

Royal Thai Army UH-1H crashes

Posted on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by alert5

A Royal Thai Army UH-1H crashed as it approach to land at a special forces base in Narathiwat province this morning.

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Sling-load recovery of AH-64D by Texas Guardsmen

Posted on September 11, 2016 by alert5

Texas Guardsmen conduct recovery operations of an AH-64D Apache helicopter using a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, September 1, 2016, following a precautionary landing in a rice paddy in Wallisville, Texas, near Houston, due to mechanical issues. Maintenance soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) waded through six-inch deep mud and worked in a heat index of more than 100 degrees, to ensure a safe and successful sling load recovery mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Martha Nigrelle)