MOSCOW, March 20 (KUNA) — A Russian warplane, Sukhoi-25, crashed on Thursday in the region of Primorye in eastern Russia, Novosti Rai news agency reported.
It quoted security sources as saying the pilot of the warplane could not parachute to safety and died in the accident.
The aircraft was on a training flight when it crashed, it [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.: The water bottles, plastic foam plates and other trash discarded by American troops in Iraq’s mess halls may soon be serving double-duty - as an unlikely power source to illuminate barracks and power up laptops.
The Army is preparing to deploy to Iraq two 4-ton biomass refineries designed to turn piles of trash [...]

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You see the MGS put through its paces in this video. Lots of shooting and loading, and no rollovers.
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A “WIDOW-maker” sniper rifle that can kill from a MILE away will be issued to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq this spring.
The Long Range Rifle L115A3 has a telescopic sight which magnifies targets by 25 times.
And it fires heavier bullets to give it more accuracy and allow it to penetrate body armour.
An Army sniper who [...]

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Prague, Feb 26 (CTK) - The Czech military plans to deploy three upgraded Russian-made M-171 transport helicopters, which the Czech Republic obtained as the payment of a Russian debt, in Afghanistan next year, the Defence Ministry’s press section informed CTK Tuesday.At present five such helicopters are being upgraded in the air repair works in Prague-Malesice [...]

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CAMP TAJI, Iraq: Technicians are modifying M1-A2 Abrams tanks here to make them more safer and more precision-effective in the dense, urban Baghdad environment. 
 
For Multi-National Division-Baghdad tankers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division these equipment modifications are taking place in the form of the Tank Urban Survival Kit which is being added [...]

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Watch the evolution this Super Stallion goes through to clear its hung nosewheel. Awesome….More

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LONDON, Feb 15 (KUNA) — State-of-the-art “laser eyes” which could save the lives of hundreds of frontline troops were unveiled by Britain’s Defence Secretary Des Browne Friday.
The piece of kit, which looks like a large pair of binoculars, will allow soldiers to pinpoint, watch and target enemies in all weathers, day and night, up to [...]

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A fresh British force with extra firepower is to be sent to Afghanistan as the US intensifies pressure on other European allies in an increasingly urgent attempt to prevent the country from collapsing into civil war. In what is being described as a “critical week” for Nato’s role in Afghanistan, the British move, due to [...]

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CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Soldiers from Company B, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division have been creating weapons platforms for use in joint security stations throughout northwest Baghdad.The platforms are made by the soldiers of the service section in the company. These platforms allow tower guards the flexibility to mount [...]

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