Just as the Indian Army was preparing to phase out its Nishant UAV fleet, the last remaining aircraft crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan on Nov. 19.
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India dumps Nishant UAV program after three out of four were lost in crashes
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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Video of that PAC-3 interception of a low-flying MQM-107
U.S. Army’s LBPWS, MLRS and HIMARS in joint exercise
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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Former Apache pilot and 3-star U.S. Army general fired by Carter
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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