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The Indian Army has decided not to proceed with phase 2 of the indigenous Nishant unmanned aerial vehicle program after three of the four aircraft delivered under phase 1 were lost in crashes.
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Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery (ADA) and Field Artillery (FA) units at Fort Sill came together on Nov. 12 to conduct a joint night-time C-RAM exercise.
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Screen grab from KSWO’s video
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has removed Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis from his post as Carter’s military aide amid misconduct allegations.
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The U.S. Army has exercised an option for 12 more UH-72A helicopters. The 12 aircraft on this latest contract option will be delivered starting in August of 2017.
By U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy/Released (VIRIN:090306-A-2421S-221) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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