Category: Army

An Israeli military observation balloon has crashed near the Gaza strip after being hit by a civilian aeroplane.

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The U.S. Army wants to let its Apache pilots switch between different types of ammunition for their M230 gun just like in computer games.

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Redstone Arsenal is converting 30 Bell 407 helicopters into armed reconnaissance helicopters for the Iraqi Army. So far, three have been delivered.

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The U.S. Army concluded that the pilot of a Kiowa helicopter failed to keep sufficient separation from another Kiowa and flew directly into its side at Joint Base Lewis-McChord last December.
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