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VMM–165 celebrate 50th anniversary while deployed

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

VMM-165 celebrate the unit’s 50th anniversary while deployed with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command in Southwest Asia on Jul. 1.

Photo By: Lance Cpl. Garrett White

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Royal Navy warship successfully launch 3D printed UAV

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

Researchers from the University of Southampton have successfully flown a 3D printed unmanned aerial vehicle from the deck of HMS Mersey.

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Israel gave 16 surplus AH-1 helicopters to Jordan

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by alert5

According to Reuters, ex-Israeli AH-1 attack helicopters were transferred to Jordan to help the country fend off insurgent threats on the Syrian and Iraqi borders.

By Oren Rozen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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