U.S. Army moving towards pure CH-47F fleet

The U.S. Army is on course for a pure 440 F-model Chinook fleet by 2018, service officials explained Apr. 2, at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2012 Professional Forum and Exposition.

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BrahMos Block III successfully tested

A BrahMos Block III was successfully tested from the Integrated Test Range on Wednesday. This version has a new guidance algorithm.

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SAS planned raid on Argentine air base

During the Falklands war, the SAS planned Operation Mikado to destroy Argentinean Super Etendard fighters at Rio Grande airbase. Thirty years later, those who were involved in the planning of the raid are starting to speak about the aborted mission.

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