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Taiwan had planned to shoot down its indigenous Sky Bow II interceptor with the American Patriot air defense system on Oct. 5 but the countdown was aborted after a China Coast Guard vessel was found lurking nearby.
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An Israeli Air Force F-16I crashed in southern Israel on Oct. 5 and the pilot, a deputy squadron commander, died after ejecting from the aircraft.
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A Royal Malaysian Air Force S-61 helicopter crashed into a school hall in Balung, East Malaysia on Oct. 4. All 14 on board the aircraft and 11 on the ground were treated for injuries.
Berlin had decided to buy between four to six C-130Js and operate them as a pool together with aircraft being purchase by France, the Wall Street Journal said.
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The AH-64E Apache Guardian might not be the final variant of the formidable attack helicopter as the U.S. Army is pondering whether to move to a new block upgrade that bridges the gap with the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.
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