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First U.S. Army field artillery unit to be assigned C-RAM mission

Posted on August 16, 2019 by alert5

Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara, Hawaii Army National Guard Deputy Adjutant General visits Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment as they conduct Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar operations during deployment training, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Jun. 9, 2019. The 487th FAR was selected as the first non Air Defense Artillery unit to be trained on C-RAM operations outside of their primary Military Occupational Specialty of Field Artillery. (Hawaii Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama)

U.S. Army to test-fire Spike NLOS from Apache

Posted on August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army intends to carry out tests to determine if the Rafael Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile can be fired from the AH-64E attack helicopter.

Photo: Mr. William C. Beach, Audiovisual Production Specialist, Test Documentation Team, U.S. Army Operational Test Command

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U.S. Army signs contract for Iron Dome

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Army has signed the contract to buy two sets of Iron Dome missile intercepting units.

Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Germany grounds Tiger fleet

Posted on August 8, 2019 by alert5

Germany has grounded its Tiger attack helicopter fleet due to defective material being used in a vital component in the main rotor.

By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Philippine airmen in Jordan to train on AH-1

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by alert5

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told Philippine News Agency that pilots and maintenance personnel are now in Jordan to train on operating the AH-1 attack helicopter.

By SSGT MIKE HAGGERTY – USAF (VIRIN: DF-ST-86-07644) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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