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Three French policemen were invited to tour USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the aircraft carrier’s port visit in Marseille. However, the trio were forgotten by their guides and left aboard the ship when it departed.
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Ukraine has lamented that the 72 RQ-11B mini-unmanned aerial vehicles supplied by the United States are ineffective against Russian-back separatists who are good at jamming and hacking the drones’ video and data feed.
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Pavel Pinigin, Director of OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant in Belarus, said his company is keen to help the Royal Malaysian Air Force maintain and upgrade its MiG-29 fleet.
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According to a fact sheet provided by organizers of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace 2017 (LIMA 17). The Indian Air Force’s Sarang helicopter aerobatic team will be performing at the air show in March next year.
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A U.S. Navy P-8A assigned to VP-10 was damaged during towing at Kadena Air Base, Japan on Dec. 18. The service has classified the incident as a Class A mishap.
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