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Bundeswehr orders H145 search and rescue helicopters

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by alert5

The German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) is buying seven H145 LUH SAR (Light Utility Helicopter Search and Rescue) helicopters to replace its obsolete Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet.

Graphic: Airbus
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Israel’s new unmanned APC turret has hidden pod that fires Spike missiles

Posted on December 14, 2018 by alert5

The Israeli Defense ministry has released a video of an unmanned turret designed for its Namer armoured personnel carrier (APC) and the turret is shown having a hidden pod that can pop up to launch two Spike anti-tank missiles.

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Two U.S. Army Black Hawk pilots are suing Sikorsky over a crash that killed their crew chief

Posted on December 14, 2018December 13, 2018 by alert5

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed at the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, Maryland last year and now two of the pilots that survived the crash are suing Sikorsky, a company under Lockheed Martin.