Malaysia, U.S. in secret talks to let P-3s, P-8As fly out of Labuan

Bloomberg revealed that Kuala Lumpur and Washington have been engaged in secret talks to allow U.S. Navy P-3s and P-8s to deploy out of the island of Labuan on East Malaysia in order to monitor Chinese activity in South China Sea.

By TUBS [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Malaysia, U.S. in secret talks to let P-3s, P-8As fly out of Labuan

U.S. to resupply Saudi Arabia with JDAMs, Paveways

The Obama administration has notified Congress informally of its plan to resupply Saudi Arabia’s depleted stocks of JDAM and Paveway precision-guided bombs.

By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Eric A. Clement. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Bloomberg says the State Department made the informal notification last month in order to gauge reactions from key leaders on the proposal.

Source: U.S. to resupply Saudi Arabia with JDAMs, Paveways

Bell offers AH-1Z, UH-1Y to Poland

To meet a Polish requirement to replace the Mi-24 gunship, Bell is proposing its AH-1Z attack helicopter as the solution.

By: Lance Cpl. Christopher O’Quin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Bell offers AH-1Z, UH-1Y to Poland

Danish F-16s may have caused civilian casualties in Iraq

Denmark’s Defence Command issued a statement saying that an airstrike in Iraq on Aug. 30 might have caused civilian casualties and has launched an investigation into the matter.

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Danish forces “will review the internal operating procedures in order to assess whether there is a need for change.”

Source: Danish F-16s may have caused civilian casualties in Iraq

Taiwan will test-fire PAC-3 in U.S. next year

After putting off the plan earlier, Taiwan has now decided to test-fire its PAC-3 air defense missile system at New Mexico in July next year.

Photo: Youth Daily News

Around 40 soldiers from the Air Defense Missile Command will be deployed for the test.

Source: Taiwan will test-fire PAC-3 in U.S. next year

HAL’s Light Combat Helicopter completed hot and high-altitude trials

HAL has successfully carried out hot and high-altitude trials of its indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) at Leh recently.

The helicopter was able to hover and perform low-speed maneuvers under extreme weather conditions at different altitudes.

Source: HAL’s Light Combat Helicopter completed hot and high-altitude trials

Fishermen ‘caught’ four Sidewinders

Taiwanese fisherman hauled in his net and found the remains of four AIM-9 Sidewinders during a fishing trip off the coast of Pingtung County on Sept. 2.

Photo: RoC Coast Guard Administration

The captain of the fishing vessel threw three of those missiles away due to their poor condition and brought one back and gave it to the Coast Guard Administration.

Source: Fishermen ‘caught’ four Sidewinders

Black Hawk hard landing in Douglas County, 4 injured

Four on board a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter were injured when it made a hard landing in Douglas County at about 4 p.m. on Sept. 2.

The helicopter from Fort Carson was on its way to Centennial Airport.

Source: Black Hawk hard landing in Douglas County, 4 injured

UAE is latest country to signal interest in Mistral carrier

The United Arab Emirates is the latest country to be named as a potential customer for one of the two Mistral helicopter carriers that were built for Russia.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

An anonymous government source confirmed his country’s interest to Defense News, saying that the “Mistral ships are in line with (their) equipment and capabilities.”

Source: UAE is latest country to signal interest in Mistral carrier