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Armed Forces of Malta to get third AW139 helicopter

Posted on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 by alert5

The government of Malta has signed a contract to buy its third AW139 helicopter last week, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela announced.

Malta - Armed Forces AgustaWestland AW139
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Meet Chuck Norris’ Tae Kwon Do instructor

Posted on July 2, 2015 by alert5

While posted to Osan Air Base, South Korea in the 1950s, Chuck Norris began learning martial arts at the Osan Gym. One of those who taught him, Grand Master Do Sik Mun, is still teaching U.S. military personnel at the gym till this day.

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Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heather A. Denby, 35th ADA Public Affairs

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HAL Light Combat Helicopter completes hot weather trials

Posted on June 27, 2015 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) went to Jodhpur recently and successfully completed its hot weather trials there.

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Apache teams up with MQ-1C to fire AGM-114

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by alert5

AH-64s from the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) conducted manned and unmanned teaming (MUM-T) with a MQ-1C from Company E, 3rd CAB for a AGM-114 live-fire exercise.

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U.S. Army Aviation Museum restoring lone surviving XH-40 back to original condition

Posted on June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 by alert5

The lone surviving XH-40 prototype at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum will soon undergo a year-old restoration to bring it back to its original configuration.

Bell XH-40
By U.S. Army [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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