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India may transfer four attack helicopters to Afghanistan

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

Indian officials told The Hindu that Afghanistan and India will discuss the transfer of four Mi-35 attack helicopters to Afghanistan when Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar visits New Delhi this weekend.

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Chinese submarine shadowed USS Ronald Regan

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

The Pentagon did not deny a report by Free Beacon that on Oct. 24, a Chinese submarine shadowed USS Ronald Regan while the carrier at southern end of Japan.

By 한국어: 대한민국 국군English: Republic of Korea Armed Forces中文: 大韓民國國軍 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian, U.S. fighter pilots radioed each other over Syria to test protocols

Posted on November 4, 2015 by alert5

Russian and U.S. fighter pilots radioed each other over south central Syria on Nov. 3 to test new procedures for avoiding incidents.

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F-16C Block 50 tested to 27,713 Equivalent Flight Hours

Posted on November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has tested an F-16C Block 50 to 27,713 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). This is three times over the jet’s original design service life of 8,000 hours.

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