The Indonesia military has a new shopping list for 2012 which includes: surface-to-air missiles, attack and anti-submarine helicopters.
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Category: Navy
Veteran U.S. Navy pilot experience changes in air war
As a young Lieutenant flying Tomcats off USS Enterprise to being a Commander flying over Afghanistan, U.S. Navy fighter pilot Layne McDowell has seen how air warfare has evolved from Kosovo to Afghanistan.
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Iran to unveil new maritime patrol aircraft, launch satellite
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said his country will unveil a new domestically manufactured maritime patrol aircraft and launch a biological capsule into space in the near future.
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Mexican drug gangs increase their attacks on government helicopters
Statistics released by the Mexican government show that local drug gangs have attacked military and government helicopters 28 times over the last five years.
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VP-47 rescues 68 in an 11-hour mission
An aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron 47, operating from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, saved 68 people during an 11-hour mission.
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