Air
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Jun- 2021 -30 June
US Army Trials IVAS Goggles on Airborne Troops
US Army researchers are seeking to expand the Integrated Visual Augmentation System role, testing its capabilities with aircrews and paratroopers to enhance their skills.
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29 June
Lebanon Army Offers Tourists Helicopter Joyrides
The Lebanese army will start offering tourists helicopter joyrides this week in a bid to boost the coffers of one of the crisis-hit country's key institutions.
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29 June
Russia Offers Orion-E Combat Drone for Export
Russia has begun offering its Orion-E combat drone for export after years of only allowing sales of the reconnaissance version, Russian media reported.
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29 June
South Korea to Develop $2.56 BN ‘Iron Dome’-Type Air Defense System
South Korea announced the development of a $2.56 billion indigenous air defense system to intercept North Korean long-range artillery.
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28 June
Iran Says It Has Drone That Can Travel 7,000 KM
Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometers (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its Revolutionary Guard force said Sunday.
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28 June
US Strikes Near Syria-Iraq Border Kill 5 Militia Fighters: Monitor
US strikes on eastern Syria near the border with Iraq killed at least five Iran-backed militia fighters, a war monitor reported on Monday.
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25 June
USAF Invests $1 Million in Pressure Wave Engine Aircraft
The US Air Force has awarded a $1 million contract to a Maryland-based company to build and demonstrate an air-launched vehicle using the firm’s “pulsejet” engine.
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24 June
Australia Grounds MRH90 Helicopter Fleet Over Safety Concerns
Australia has grounded its fleet of 47 NH Industries MRH90 Taipan helicopters due to maintenance and safety issues with the aircraft’s support system.
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24 June
At Least 64 Dead in Ethiopia Air Strike on Tigray Market
At least 64 people were killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian airstrike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, a local health officer said Thursday.
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24 June
Philippines Grounds Black Hawk Fleet After Deadly Crash
The Philippines grounded its entire fleet of Black Hawk helicopters Thursday after one of the new aircraft crashed during a night-time training flight, killing all six on board.
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