Poland will decide on a new attack helicopter later this year, Deputy Defense Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said.
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“We are planning to complete the procedure of choosing a supplier of attack helicopters for the Polish army by the end of the year,” Czeslaw Mroczek told journalists.
Source: Alert 5
Taiwan’s military has confirmed that an upgraded IDF fighter was put under radar lock-on by a Chinese S-300 air defense missile system last year.
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The fighter had taken off from Tainan Air Force Base and was flying over Penghu islands when the jet’s radar warning receivers warned the pilot that he had been locked-on. The pilot broke the lock after taking evasive maneuvers.
Source: Alert 5
India says its indigenous Dhanush 155mm howitzer has met all technical parameters in winter and summer trials.
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Indonesia’s PT Pindad briefed lawmakers that the company will start construction of a prototype medium tank this year that it is jointly developing with Turkey.
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Twenty Vietnamese orphans airlifted to the United States 40-years ago under Operation Babylift were reunited with the soldiers who took part in their rescue at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Apr. 25.
Source: Alert 5
A Indian Air Force Mi-35 gunship on a night training flight crashed on Apr. 25. Three on board survived the crash.
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The rotorcraft went down in Suratgarh city of Sriganganagar district at around 20:30 hours.
Source: Alert 5
A Mexican Air Force T-6C crashed while executing a double-mirror pass at the Aerospace Fair 2015 on Apr. 25.
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Two on board were able to eject safely.
Source: Alert 5
A training session at a swimming pool in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story went wrong and killed a U.S. Navy Seal on Apr. 25.
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Nearly a year ago, an AV-8B Harrier crashed and destroyed the home of Jesus and Shady Valenzuela in Imperial Valley, California.
The government had promised to repay the cost of rebuilding their home again. However, they got a shock when the initial settlement offer was just $4,460.
Source: Alert 5
Oryx at Bellingcat believes Libyan Dawn is toying with the idea of converting the S-125 surface-to-air missile (NATO SA-3) as unguided ground attack missiles.
Photos on the Internet show the missiles had their front fins removed and warhead lengthened.
Source: Alert 5