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Chile is looking at the Eurocopter EC 635, the Bell 407 AH and the Boeing AH-6i as candidates for its light attack helicopter contest.
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Iran’s TV stations are showing a video of a Scan Eagle UAV captured by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
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A PLAAF J-7 fighter crashed into a building in Shantou, Guangdong province around 9 a.m. this morning. The pilot ejected safely but four on the ground were hurt. A woman, age 26, is in serious condition.
Crash site is about 7 km from Shantou Waisha Airport. The 9th Fighter Division, 27th Air Regiment is believed to be operating out of this former civilian airport.
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The first two of 12 EC725s ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force were delivered to the customer by Eurocopter on Dec. 3.
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