A Pakistani military court has dropped a charge against a retired general of planning to use an F-16 to raid the Army headquarters.
[thumb]http://tribune.com.pk/story/352533/ghq-air-raid-charges-against-brig-ali-dropped/[/thumb]
Category: Army
NH90 Simulators for France
The NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) has tasked Sogitec Industries to design and produce a full-flight simulator for French Army and Air Force NH90 helicopters.
[thumb]http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120315/TSJ01/303150004/NATO-Orders-NH90-Simulators-France?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p[/thumb]
Iraqi insurgents destroyed 4 Apaches using photos downloaded from Internet
Four AH-64s that arrived in Iraq in 2007 were destroyed by a mortar attack after soldiers took their pictures and uploaded them on the Internet. Insurgents were able to extract the geo-tags from the photos and determine the exact location of the Apaches.
[thumb]http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/us-army-soldiers-check-ins-can-kill-405150[/thumb]
Aussie Tiger hits power lines
An Australian Army Tiger helicopter had to make an emergency landing after hitting power lines in southeast Queensland on Thursday. Hit the source for picture of the mishap helicopter.
[thumb]http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/03/09/army-helicopter-hits-powerlines/[/thumb]
U.S. bases in Japan sit atop earthquake faults
Four major U.S. military bases in Japan — Yokosuka Naval Base, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Camp Zama and Yokota Air Base — are sitting atop earthquake fault lines.
[thumb]http://www.stripes.com/news/u-s-bases-sit-atop-some-of-japan-s-biggest-earthquake-fault-lines-1.171118[/thumb]