The last two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific left Kadena Air Base, Japan on Apr. 15.

Both aircraft were flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

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Italian tax police are probing whether executives with AgustaWestland paid bribes in the sale of helicopters to the Algerian government in 2009-2011.

By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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The Canadian military is interested to try out the TD100 from Brican Automated Systems to hunt for submarines or mines.

This summer, researchers with the National Research Council plans to install magnetometers on board the miniature unmanned aerial vehicle and test it around Bourget.

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has modified a Cessna 182 so that it can mimic a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.

Photo: Air Force Research Laboratory

Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors were added so that the single-engine light plane can stand in for the Predator during exercises.

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A Philippine Air Force F-27 transport plane flying over the Spratly Islands was illuminated by a “powerful light” from a Chinese frigate.

By Philippine Air Force (http://www.paf.mil.ph/aircraft_gallery.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The aircraft was on a regular maritime patrol when the incident happened last Sunday. The Chinese warship also radioed the aircraft to warn it to stay away.

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Sagem hopes the French Air Force will be interest in an upgrade package that will fit as many as eight Sagem AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) precision guided munitions (PGMs) on its C-130s.

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Former Viet Cong frogman Lam Son Nao recalls his mission on the night of May 2, 1964 that sank former escort carrier USNS Card in the port of Saigon.

By Kralizec! at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

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