A French Army Gazelle helicopter was shot down on Jun. 14, 2019 in Mali. A Tiger attack helicopter landed nearby the wreckage to pick up the downed crew and flew them off to safety. For more information, hit the Source below Source
The Israeli Air Force inaugurated the new 7th Wing into service on Jul. 12. The new wing puts the 669 rescue unit, Shaldag commando unit and Frontal landing unit under a unified command. Oren Rozen / CC BY-SA A intelligence unit and a joint school for Special Forces will be added to the wing at […]
The Philippine Navy intends to arm four of the Shaldag-class patrol boats that it will be acquiring from Israel with the Rafael Spike NLOS missile that has a range of 25km. עודד ברייר מספנות ישראל / CC BY-SA Some of the Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) in service with the Philippine Navy already has the shorter-range […]
News reports from Japan says Tokyo is mulling over a plan to share air defense radar information with the Philippines in order to better track Chinese aircraft heading out to the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense Currently, Japan is able to track Chinese aircraft over the Miyako Straits but if any of those […]
The MIM-104 Patriot air defense missile unit deployed on the grounds of Japan’s Ministry of Defense in Tokyo’s Ichigaya district has been upgraded with the PAC-3 MSE interceptor missile. Asahi Shimbun reports that the transfer took place on Jul. 10. The missile has been deployed to four bases between March and June this year. For […]