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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:10 pm

Near-Silent Electric Recon Motorcycles Seen on Special Ops UH-60s. Journalist Andrew White of Janes spotted an interesting new idea at the recent Dubai Airshow 2021 when he photographed a United Arab Emirates UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with a set of special side-mounts to carry stealthy electric-powered all-terrain motorcycles for use by special operations teams. The configuration is intended to help insert covert special operations and/or long range surveillance units into denied areas by helicopter....

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:30 pm

The signing of the contract follows the selection of Rafale earlier this year, after a first acquisition of second-hand F-16s failed in 2019. Croatia signed a government-to-government deal with France, worth 999 million euros, for the acquisition of 12 second-hand Dassault Rafale during a ceremony in Zagreb on Nov. 25, 2021. The ceremony was attended by the French President Emmanuel Macron and the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and the Croatian Minister of Defense Mario Banozic, and the CEO of Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier....

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