The United States has transferred three second-hand Boeing CH-47SD heavy-lift helicopters the Greece.
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Photo: Hellenic National Defense General Staff
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India buys 83 Tejas Mk 1As, 15 LCHs
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 83 Tejas Mk 1A fighters and 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), both are manufactured by state-owned HAL.
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Germany willing to send helicopters to UN mission in Mali
The German Ministry of Defense has informed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that it is willing to send its military helicopters to support the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),
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It will take 8-10 months to deploy THAAD in South Korea
Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of United States Forces Korea, told reporters that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to be deployed in South Korea will only be ready in the first half of next year at the earliest.
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Russian Mi-35 crew escapes ISIL missile attack
A Russian Mi-35 was forced to make an unplanned landing near Huwaysis, Syria. Moments after the crew was rescued by another helicopter, their stricken Mi-35 was hit by a missile fired by ISIL.