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Correction: Jane’s pointed out that this was the second crash. The first was Nov. 16, 2014 at Aberporth.
A British Army Watchkeeper UAV has crashed at MOD Boscombe Down while landing on Nov. 2. This is the first crash of the program.
Photo: Peter Russell LBIPP/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A roll out ceremony was held for South Korea’s first AH-64E attack helicopter at Boeing’s Mesa plant in Arizona on Nov. 2.
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By Pacific Aviation Museum (2H8A9536 copy) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The 493rd Fighter Squadron, assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, has completed its participation in Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Oct. 18-29.
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U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lieutenant Kellie Rizer
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Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.6 million contract for the continued development of a maritime canister-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle based on the Vector Hawk.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
Airbus Defense & Space has admitted that the A400M in its current configuration is not able to refuel helicopters. The ability to refuel helicopters was touted as a key capability for the transport aircraft.
By Ronnie Macdonald (Flickr: Airbus A400M 06) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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