An Austrian OH-58 helicopter crashed during a training flight on Jun. 17. One person on board was killed, two others were seriously injured.
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Germany could go alone and make MEADS operational by 2018
Wolfram Lautner, a spokesman for MBDA Deutschland, told Defense News that Germany could spend up to €3 billion to go it alone on the MEADS air defense system.
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INS Vikramaditya likely to get Dhruv
India’s newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will likely see the indigenous Dhruv helicopter operating on its deck.
USAF aircraft to land at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia for first time
Three U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 37th Airlift Squadron will land at newly renovated Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, for the first time today.
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ISIS might have obtained Iraqi Stingers
U.S. officials say Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters may have obtained Stinger MANPADS in Iraq.