The U.S. Navy has an urgent requirement to arm the MQ-8B Fire Scout with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) in just 18 months.
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A video has been posted on YouTube showing a U.S. Army Apache pilot trying to show-off in front of a camp in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The pilot failed to recover from a steep turn and the helicopter slammed into the ground. Fortunately, none of the crew or anyone on the ground were injured.
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The Philippine Air Force has been using GPS-guided bombs against the Abu Sayyaf in the jungles of southern Philippines.
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A U.S. Air Force pilot ejected from his F-16 when the jet crashed near Kunsan Air Base on Wednesday.
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Hosts Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood from the American version of BBC’s Top Gear tries to escape from a AH-1 attack helicopter hunting them in their Dodge Viper SRT on a 10-mile round trip in Griffin, Georgia.