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British Rapier unit deployed to Estonia

Posted on July 31, 2016July 31, 2016 by alert5

The British Royal Artillery 16th Regiment has deployed to Estonia’s Emari airbase along with its Rapier air defense missile system.

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Photo: Estonian Defence Forces
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French paratroopers using museum aircraft for their jumps

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by alert5

French paratroopers from the French Army Special Forces Brigade had to practice their jumps using a Nord Noratlas transport aircraft at Biarritz-Parme recently, Air & Cosmos reported.

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By Peter Bakema [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Saudi AH-64 crashed in Yemen

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by alert5

The Saudi Press Agency says two Saudi pilots were killed when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during bad weather in the Yemeni region of Marib.

Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation AH-64A Apache helicopter (2005)
By Eagleamn (Self-photographed) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Investigators found cause of ROK Army UH-1 crash

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by alert5

The investigation into the crash of a South Korean Army UH-1H crash in Chuncheon on Feb. 15 found that the rotor-craft’s hydraulic servo valve had failed while the aircraft was in a hover.

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AH-64Ds fired AGM-114Ls as part of RIMPAC SINKEX

Posted on July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 by alert5

Two U.S. Army AH-64Ds assigned to the 2-6 Cavalry Squadron, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade launch eight AGM-114Ls during a sinking exercise (SINKEX) with the decommissioned Pearl Harbor frigate USS Crommelin (FFG-37) on Jul. 19.

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