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France to propose selling Mistral ship to Malaysia

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to propose the sale of a Mistral helicopter carrier to Malaysia, La Tribune reported.

Posted on August 26, 2015 by alert5

The MQ-8C Fire Scout managed to fly 11 hours, with over an hour of fuel in reserve, during testing at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu recently.

By U.S. Navy (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=164296) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Czech Republic will end its air policing mission in Iceland on Aug. 25 and all five aircraft will return home accompanied by a Italian KC-767.

Posted on August 25, 2015 by alert5

Russia will sell six Mi-171Sh and one Mi-171E helicopters to Bangladesh. The contract was signed in April.

By Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh (Bangladesh Air Force Mil Mi-17 245 Flight Past) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two U.S. Air Force C-17s flying west entered Finnish airspace on Aug. 23 for around 15 minutes.