The Heron 1 UAV was officially inducted into the RSAF’s 119 Squadron on May 23 by defense minister Dr Ng Eng Hen. The Heron 1 will replace the Searcher UAV.
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Russia’s Voronezh-M early-warning radar is online
Russia’s Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar was put on duty officially at 10:15 a.m. local time in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Wednesday.
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Chinooks make historic 3,400-mile journey to Alaska
Twelve brand new CH-47Fs are making a 3,4000 nautical mile journey from the Boeing production facility in Philadelphia to Alaska.
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Indian Army helicopter crashed
A Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed while taking off from the Siachen Glacier on Wednesday killing the pilot.
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Russian An-30 skidded off runway and caught fire in Czech Republic
A Russian An-30 skidded off the runway at Czech air force base in Caslav after the front landing gear broke during landing.
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