helicopters

Feb- 2021 -

3 February

Royal Marines to Use Drones for High Seas Anti-Smuggling Operations

A Royal Marines patrol vessel recently tested the efficacy of a Puma drone in tracking drug runners and smugglers on the English Channel.

Aug- 2020 -

31 August

David Daly

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Is $138 Million for the CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Justified?

As the US looks to maintain global military power, there needs to be a greater concentration of resources on emerging threats. Programs like the CH-53K seem too expensive for the fight that is to come.

Jul- 2020 -

22 July

Colombian police raid a coca field in Tumaco, Colombia following the state's Defense Minister's statement that the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations

Staff Writer with AFP

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Nine Soldiers Confirmed Dead in Colombia Helicopter Crash: Army

The Colombian army said nine soldiers were killed and six wounded after a military helicopter went down Tuesday in the country's southeast during an operation against guerrillas.

Mar- 2020 -

6 March

Staff Writer with AFP

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Myanmar army helicopter crashes in Shan state

A Myanmar army helicopter crashed in Shan state in the east of the country

Feb- 2020 -

21 February

Armed Reaper drones support Operation Barkhane

Fergus Kelly

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French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali

The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants

19 February

Fergus Kelly

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Mali: French actions near Hombori ‘neutralize several terrorist fighters’

A series of actions near Hombori in Mali conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane 'neutralized' insurgents and destroyed important logistical assets

14 February

Syrian Air Force helicopter shot down in western Aleppo

Joanne Stocker

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Syrian helicopter shot down over western Aleppo, second in days to be downed in northwest

A Syrian regime helicopter crashed in western Aleppo, reportedly shot down by rebel fighters just days after a similar incident killed an Mi-17 crew

8 February

Fergus Kelly

3

French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination

French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms

6 February