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China confirms fatal Z-10 crash on Apr. 26

Posted on May 20, 2019 by alert5

China has confirmed that one of its pilot was killed in a helicopter crash on Apr. 26.

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THAAD being deployed at Aegis Ashore site in Romania

Posted on May 20, 2019 by alert5

B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Command has started to deploy at the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania.

NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Air defense soldiers assigned to B Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command unload flooring for a Battery Command Post during a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system emplacement at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania May 17. The unit arrived in Romania in April to emplace a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while NATO’s Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense site undergoes a long-planned update in the upcoming months. (Photo by U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Hill, Naval Support Facility Deveselu)

Morocco to acquire AH-64s within 2 years

Posted on May 17, 2019 by alert5

Moroccan news outlet Le360 has an update on Morocco’s bid to buy the AH-64 attack helicopter. The report says the African state will acquire the helicopters within the next two years.

By Sgt. Jesse Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Exercise Chong Ju 2019

Posted on May 10, 2019 by alert5

North Korea tested new short-range ballistic missile

Posted on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 by alert5

Photos released by North Korea shows a new type of short-range ballistic missile was tested during a drill supervised by its leader Kim Jong Un on May 4.