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On Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m., Ludwig Ahgren, a Twitch streamer in Los Angeles, turned his camera on and began streaming. He hasnt stopped.

Over the past five days Mr. Ahgren has maintained a near constant livestream of his life. He plays video games, chats, cooks, eats and sleeps, all on stream. In the evenings, he hosts movie nights with his viewers. Mr. Ahgren lives with five roommates and his girlfriend, and some of them also play a role on camera, helping him cook or working out together.

He even streamed himself in the shower (with shorts on).

All of this is part of what is known on Twitch as a subathon. A subathon is a short period of time when a streamer will engage in certain activities or stunts to accrue paid subscriptions to his or her channel. Some streamers set numeric goals. For instance, if they reach 2,000 new subs, theyll eat something spicy on camera or play a particular game for fans.

Mr. Ahgren, 25, structured his subathon so that every new subscription adds an additional 10 seconds to a clock that dictates how long hell stream. When Mr. Ahgren set things up this way, he imagined that hed be streaming for 24 hours max, maybe 48. Five days later, his subathon stream has blown up and become the top stream on Twitch, driving tens of thousands of new subscriptions daily as fans pay to see how long he can go. He has gained more than 40,000 new subscriptions since he began streaming.

The weirdest thing is every time I wake up, it feels like it gets bigger and bigger, Mr. Ahgren said. Last night, I went to bed with 30,000 viewers and 60,000 subs. I woke up and I was at 70,000 viewers and 70,000 subs.

Thats because as Mr. Ahgren sleeps, an army of fans works overtime to maximize his subscribers. They chat and play YouTube clips and videos for one another to keep the channel entertaining. Mr. Ahgrens name has trended on Twitter twice in the past week, both times while he was asleep.

At night, the rest of us do his content for him, said a 21-year-old college student who goes by Happygate and acts as one of Mr. Ahgrens moderators. We try to keep everyone excited and highly motivated to see this go on as long as possible.

The sleep streams have been really interesting, said Stephen Seaver, 15, a high school student in Georgia. Basically what happens is his mods thats short for moderators get on a Discord call and theyre calling and talking the entire time, shilling out of their mind for subs. The idea is that its funny, while hes sleeping the timer is going up.

Sleep streams have become popular throughout the pandemic on Twitch and TikTok, where fans say they enjoy the late-night pop-up communities that sleep streams facilitate. Creators like them because theyre able to make money literally while they sleep.

I fell asleep on stream last night and became the most watched streamer on Twitch, Mr. Ahgren tweeted on Monday. What the hell is even that. Later Monday evening, Twitch wished Mr. Ahgren Goodnight from its official Twitter account.

Twitch, which has been owned by Amazon since 2014, has seen a rapid surge in popularity over the past year. The site had already expanded from a place where gamers could broadcast their play of Fortnite and Call of Duty into a broader platform that included lifestyle, cooking and political streams. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated that growth as people stuck at home looked for online entertainment.

Erin Wayne, head of community and creator marketing at Twitch, said that streams like Mr. Ahgrens were becoming more prevalent on the platform. Its the idea of multiplayer entertainment, where the community is able to impact the content that a creator makes, will continue to grow in popularity, she said. The person consuming the content is able to directly impact, and, in some cases, dictate what happens in the content they consume. Its so inherently unique to Twitch. I think thats why these types of marathons or subscriber streams are so popular.

Mr. Ahgrens stream can be seen as an extension of the trend of creators monetizing more and more parts of their lives, from daily decisions on what to eat or wear to who they should hang out with. Streams like his can generate a deeper connection with fans, who view the subathon as a collective community experience.

No matter what time of day you tune in, his stream is up and running, and youll see many familiar faces in chat, Nathan Grayson, a gaming reporter, wrote at Kotaku. Its only been running for three days, but it already feels like comfort food.

It was this type of comfort and connection that Mr. Seaver said drew him in. Even though the content of the stream might not be particularly special, its the fact that youre all part of this community watching this really rare event, he said. You get to watch Ludwigs entire life for days. Its not great for him, but you get so much content out of it and you get that you as a community got together and were able to see this thing happen.

As a result, more and more people have been able to earn a living through streaming on the platform full time, with a handful of the highest-earning streamers making more than $1 million a year, according to a September study by the online lender CashNetUS.

Twitchs growth mirrors the overall boom in the gaming industry in 2020. Stay-at-home orders combined with the release of a new generation of video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony in November led to a financial bonanza; gamers spent a record $56.9 billion last year in the United States, up 27 percent from 2019, according to the NPD Group.

While Mr. Ahgren has already made six figures off his stream, he has encouraged his young fans to be responsible with their money. Ive been just telling them, Hey, dont use your stimulus check on me, he said. Make sure your bread is right before giving it away.

No one knows how long Mr. Ahgren can go. Other Twitch streamers have streamed relatively continuously for over 31 days, but Mr. Ahgren said he couldnt imagine things would get to that point.

He does have a trip coming up to visit his girlfriends family in a week several hours north, so hes hoping things will end before then. If it doesnt, hell have to figure out a way to take his stream on the road. I think this is a cool, once-in-a-lifetime experience, Mr. Ahgren said of his stream. Im kind of excited every day to wake up because its never going to happen to me again.

Kellen Browning contributed reporting.

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ANGLO American intended to extend its mining operations held in Kumba Iron Ore by a further ten years to bring it in line with the groups 25 year average life of mine.

Kumba announced earlier this week that it had approved a R3.6bn project which would see it mine at its flagship Sishen mine to 2039. Including existing extension projects, this latest project increased mine life by six years.

We would like to push out the life by another 10 years, he said. Exploration is very important [in the Northern Cape province]. He added that Anglo would be prepared to enter into cross-border consolidation with other regional miners.

We would join up with others if that makes sense in order to share exploration. We have people thinking in smart ways about the right places to go and this is on the agenda.

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Cutifani also hailed steps by South Africa to modernise its system of exchange controls saying the development created a single balance sheet and made investment in the country easier to conduct.

The Minister for Finance [Tito Mboweni] has done a helluva job to deregulate the market. He deserves great credit, said Cutifani during the UK-listed groups annual results presentation to media on Thursday. Weve got more flexibility.

Mboweni said in the National Treasurys 2020 budget speech last year that steps would be taken over a year-long to adopt a capital flow management system. He said on Wednesday, during his 2021 budget address that other structures affecting exchange control would be tackled.

I have worked in South Africa since 2007 and the single most important issue has been exchange control. So the changes are massive. This is a critical step as there is only one balance sheet which is important to future investment.

South Africa accounted for 55% of Anglo Americans earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in its 2020 financial year from a normal contribution of between 30% to 40%, partly owing to the strength of iron ore and platinum group metal (PGM) prices.

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Robin Ridgley is the newest member of the University of Illinois Extension family life team.

She is serving Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph, and Williamson counties in Southern Illinois.

Were excited to welcome Robin to the Illinois Extension team. As a family life educator, her work will address important issues that many families face, especially during a global pandemic, Extension county director Lynn Heins said in a news release.

Her program priorities relate to social-emotional wellness, brain health, and family relationships. Much of Robins work aligns with community partners and results in larger impact for our communities.

A native of Benton, and a two-time Southern Illinois University alumna, Ridgley received her bachelors degree in elementary education and a masters degree in education administration.

She has many years of experience teaching in the public school system.

Most recently, she served as a family services school-based counselor and a prevention specialist at Centerstone, a not-for-profit mental health care provider.

Ridgley has also served youth in foster care as a child welfare specialist at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, a not-for-profit social services agency.

She lives in Creal Springs with her husband, Rick Ridgley. Together, they lead a local support group for those who have experienced, or are experiencing, divorce.

She has three grown children and two grandchildren with whom she enjoys sharing her love of birding and collecting driftwood.

Ridgley said she is excited to connect with local partners and community members as she provides educational programming and resources on healthy living throughout the lifespan.

She is based in the Williamson County office and can be reached at rridgley@illinois.edu or 618-993-3304.

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Dr. Andrea Pryce

By Sharon Aron Baron

The Coral Springs Fire Department has selected a new operations manager for the Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety to elevate and advance its outreach through various future educational programs.

Dr. Andrea Pryce, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, was selected for her experience and vast knowledge of health and is the first woman to lead the fire academy.

I am happy to welcome Dr. Pryce to our team, said Fire Chief Michael McNally. She brings a considerable amount of educational experience to our organization, which provides the opportunity to advance our training and educational programs for students and the fire rescue profession.

Before joining the City of Coral Springs, Dr. Pryce worked at Life Extension Foundation as an oncology health advisor providing integrative oncology information to patients from all over the world. She went on to serve as medical editor of Life Extension Magazine.

Dr. Pryce has served as a faculty member at several different institutions teaching various health science courses and integrative medicine, like botanical medicine, acupuncture, and holistic nutrition.

Later in her career, she became a program director at Everglades University, where she advanced to associate dean of Allied Health, overseeing the undergraduate and graduate health science degrees. She was promoted to dean of academic affairs at the Boca Raton campus of Everglades University in 2019.

She earned her undergraduate degree, bachelor of science in psychology, from the University of Alaska, where she served as an athletic trainer and had her first experiences working with the firefighter profession.

As a physical therapy assistant in a local sports medicine clinic, she assisted firefighters, smoke jumpers, and athletes of all ages resume physical activity.

In 2006, she received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. She joined the Arizona Advanced Medicine team in Scottsdale, Arizona, before going into private practice, specializing in cancer treatment.

Fire Chief McNally said, Under her leadership, I look forward to seeing the Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety expand educational opportunities offered through the academy. I am confident she will be a great addition to our team.

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Last year, at 30 years of age he had a monster season. He batted .341, had 73 hits, and 13 home runs.

ATLANTA Freddie Freeman has said he wants to be an Atlanta Brave for life, but he needs an extension and fans are wondering when that will come.

Last year, at 30 years of age he had a monster season. He batted .341, had 73 hits, and 13 home runs.

On the daily Locked On Braves podcast, Dylan Short talked about a large item that was expected to happen over the offseason but hasnt yet, signing Freddie Freeman to an extension.

When do we see a Freddie Freeman extension? This is one of those things that we were expecting to see get done this offseason, said Short. Like I have said before, Im sure they have had a talk and the organization said that they would go ahead and make all of the moves that they need to make first then we will do the extension with the money that they have left over. I think that is the most likely thing.

Freddie has said numerous times that he wants to retire in Atlanta and that he doesnt want to go anywhere, said Short. The Braves certainly want to keep him. They dont want to lose Freddie, who has been the Chipper Jones-type replacement and has been the franchise cornerstone for his whole career. And a guy that is playing better baseball now than he has ever played.

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Growing emphasis on the food safety and longer shelf life has played an important role in the development of ingredients that aid in food preservation. These ingredients vary from simple water content to salt or sugar to chemicals like antioxidants and are used to prevent growth of microorganisms, thereby delaying the spoilage process. In terms of origin, food safety and shelf life extension ingredients can be synthetic or natural in nature.

Food preserving ingredients have been an integral part of kitchen aisles in the form of lemon, ginger, vinegar, spices, salt and sugar. Their traditional utilization was replaced by synthetic ingredients with increasing commercialization of the food industry in past decades. However, with the dissemination of knowledge related to harmful effects of synthetic ingredients, currently, the industry is witnessing a prominent shift toward natural ingredients for food safety and shelf life extension.

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Clean-Label Trend Fuels Synthetic to Natural Transition in Food Ingredient Landscape

Naturally sourced ingredients have gained significant traction as consumer preference for natural products continues to surge. In terms of effectiveness, natural preservatives are superior in delivering greater protection and longer shelf life. As they work with equivalent efficiency and are healthful in nature, adoption of naturally sourced ingredients is increasing consistently as compared to the synthetic options.

Natural ingredients such as antimicrobials or antioxidants have additional potential health benefits also. Well aware of the increasing consumer demand for natural food products that are without artificial ingredients, manufacturers in the food ingredient market are introducing bio-based or naturally sourced food safety ingredients.

Frozen Foods Drive Demand for Specialized Food Safety Ingredients

Ranging from salads to sauces or ready meals to rice, a plethora of food products are available in frozen forms. As the demand for fresh and frozen foods increase across the globe, food manufacturers are seeking innovative ways to introduce novel food safety ingredients to extend the shelf life of frozen foods.

Manufacturers in the food safety and shelf life extension ingredient market are introducing ingredients specific to refrigerated products. Along with providing safety, these ingredients are label friendly and help in reducing sodium content while enhancing consumers sensory experience.

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North America presents lucrative opportunities for the Shelf Life Extension Ingredients Market on the back of buoyancy in regions the food and beverage industry and presence of leading F&B companies.

The market is likely to witness increasing opportunities in the developing countries of Asia pacific. These countries are witnessing huge demand for frozen foods, RTD food and beverages and processed food, thereby presenting higher potential for the market in the future.

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After a natural gas explosion tore through a Minnehaha Academy building in August 2017, claiming the lives of two cherished employees, pathbreaking couple Y. Marc and Alicia Belton joined other officials, parents and community members in a multipronged effort to repair the breach at their children's school.

Quiet and self-effacing, the philanthropists aimed to rebuild the physical structure and help heal the community's jagged spirit.

"Marc and Alicia have been generous with their time, talent and treasure even before the event," said Minnehaha Academy President Donna Harris, who herself was lauded for her heroic leadership during the episode. "They exude warmth and care, with a great heart for service. They've always been people connectors and have hosted many events in their homes."

Their current home, a historic Mediterranean-style house overlooking Minneapolis' Lake of the Isles, is one they moved to almost a decade ago. Even before they took up residence, Alicia, one of the earliest licensed Black female architects in Minnesota history and the incoming 2022 president of the Minnesota chapter of the American Institute of Architects, led a nine-month top-to-bottom update that brought an aesthetic cohesion to the restoration.

All that work was necessary because of the house's long, sometimes complicated history. First owned by the manager and editor of a publication called the Daily Market Record, one Plumleigh Rogers, the 1916 property reflected the aesthetic choices of subsequent occupants over the decades, including former news anchor Paul Magers and Par Ridder, the onetime Pioneer Press publisher who also served briefly in the same capacity at the Star Tribune.

"Every owner did something different, and it wasn't a merged vision," Alicia said. "There was a circular staircase that somebody wanted, but it was overdone. In some places, it was 2 feet wide. Paul Magers put the pool in, but the way it was, you couldn't see it from inside. We opened it up to see the kids."

In their previous place, a Spanish-style house near Lake Harriet, the Beltons regularly entertained family and friends with gatherings marked by joyful music, bonhomie and scrumptious food. They also hosted a summer open house that was the culmination of a golf tournament Marc holds annually as part of the family's extensive philanthropic efforts. That summer function drew an eclectic, diverse mix of people from all walks of life, including from the faith, corporate and arts communities.

When the Beltons thought about moving, they wanted their home to still be a place of welcome. But they also had other reasons, including having "a place where my mother-in-law could stay," Alicia said.

Mildred Belton, a retired administrative assistant now in her 90s, lives independently in suburban New York, where Marc grew up. Belton's late father, York, was a police officer.

The mother-in-law suite is still waiting, Marc said. "If she ever decides to [move in], it's ready."

That area of the house was part of the renovation. So was the kitchen, which was reoriented.

The Beltons put the laundry room upstairs "much more practical," Alicia said. In fact, the upstairs was reduced to the studs, and redone to open up space, reorient space and bring in more light.

And they took out the squished, tight-throated circular staircase in favor of one that now breathes.

The house also reflects a music-minded love story between a New Yorker and a Texan who met in Minnesota. As a teenager, Marc, a bass player, gigged with professional funk bands in nightclubs and had thoughts of a life onstage. But after his brilliant older sister, Monique, got into Harvard, his parents pressed him to focus on his studies.

He did, and matriculated at Dartmouth, then later earned an MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where he studied marketing.

When he came to General Mills in 1983, Marc intended to stay a couple of years. But in his 32-year career at the global food giant, he made huge strides for the company, and himself. One of his many milestones includes becoming the youngest president of a company division. His success created space for others in the corporate community even as he mentored, and continues to mentor, new talent.

Alicia, who plays piano, moved to the Twin Cities after graduate school at the University of Illinois to take a job at 3M, where she was a project engineer. The daughter of an African American father and Thai mother, she grew up in Galveston, Texas, dreaming of becoming an architect. But she had no nearby role model, only TV dad Mike Brady of "The Brady Bunch."

Now she has her own company, Urban Design Perspectives, and is a more-immediate muse to others.

"Alicia is an even-keel, classy, inspiring role model for me," said Twin Cities architect Demaris Hollingsworth. "I'm not much younger she could be my big sister. But she's so mature, centered and balanced, I feel like a kid around her. And, of course, she's a pioneer in our field."

Marc and Alicia came together "by providence, not coincidence," said longtime family friend Kimberly Price, who served as a senior 3M executive but has become better known as a matchmaker. "They are both smart and beautiful and share so much in common. But the strongest thing about them is their faith. They both believe deeply that to whom much is given, much is required, and they live that quietly."

Price introduced them 25 years ago when Mildred Belton called from New York to ask for help with the search for a spouse for her only son. Two weeks later, Price saw Alicia Grant at the church they both attended, Pilgrim Baptist in St. Paul. Alicia was working with a clutch of kids in the nursery.

"I saw her with those children, and she had an ethereal presence about her," she said. "If she could love up on the little kids, she could love up on the big kid Marc."

She called Alicia on a lunch break to get to know her. That initial chat lasted 45 minutes.

"Sweet as could be," Price said. "I just knew: God made them to be together."

Faith informs nearly everything about the Beltons' life. If their home is beautiful, it's for a bigger purpose. It's in the family's mission statement, which hangs on a wall near the front.

Their home "will be a vehicle for blessing and ministry," it says, and their works will be evidence of their faith to "glorify the Lord."

Ask them about any of their achievements, and they become bashful. They give credit to others with whom they work. Most important, they point to the heavens.

"If anything great happens in our lives, it's because the Lord has done something with us," Marc said. "We serve an audience of one."

While that may be, it doesn't stop folks from admiring their intellect, generosity and spirit.

"Marc brings a different way of thinking to a conversation, one that asks questions I hadn't considered, or frames them in a way that I wouldn't expect, which in turns expands my own thinking," said Joseph Haj, artistic director of the Guthrie Theater, on whose board Marc has served for years. "He is so smart, so capable and so philanthropically and community-minded that he brings much to the table in whatever he does."

Architect Hollingsworth has been to the house and seen the renovation.

"Alicia redesigned it with such high quality," she said. "The way it flows, entertaining in their home is easy because the rooms open up to the patio. But there's this sense of calm and peace about it. And, of course, I remember the food. Very, very good."

The Beltons see a lot of work before them.

There are still only a handful of Black female architects in Minnesota and about 500 nationwide Alicia noted. She intends to do something about that.

The Belton Family Foundation, which someday will pass to children Alexander, 14, and Gabrielle, 11, supports a host of causes, including a village in Sierra Leone. Marc, through the Wisefellows Consulting business he launched after his retirement, formally and informally nurtures a new generation of leaders.

The family also is involved in their church, Sanctuary Covenant.

There are ample causes in the Twin Cities, including at Minnehaha Academy, where Marc is board chair and has led the capital campaign. Alicia also serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity.

Their house is a testament to their good works, Price said. It's a locus and launchpad for "the great things that they're doing."

If they have made their home a warm sanctuary, it is because they desire that others have the same, even those they will never know.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Beginning Thursday, February 25, 2021, the radar operated by the NOAA National Weather Service will be down for approximately seven days.

The planned outage is to replace the generator, fuel tanks, and accompanying components.

This update is important to support the radars operation during periods of commercial power outages, specifically when hazardous weather is present.

This generator update is the third major project of the NEXRAD Service Life Extension Program, a series of upgrades and replacements that will keep our nations radars viable into the 2030s.

NOAA National Weather Service, the United States Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration are investing about $150 million in the seven-year program. The first project was the installation of the new signal processor and the second project was the transmitter refurbishment. The two remaining projects are the refurbishment of the pedestal and equipment shelters. The Service Life Extension Program will complete in 2023.

During the outage, check data from adjacent radars including: Pleasant Hill/Kansas City (KEAX), St Louis (KLSX), Paducah, KY (KPAH), Memphis, TN (KNQA), Little Rock, AR (KLZK), Fort Smith, AR (KSRX), Tulsa, OK (KINX), Wichita, KS (KICT) and Topeka, KS (KTWX).

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Dublin, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Military Aircraft Modernization and Upgrade and Retrofit Market 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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At the same time, the King Stallion is also significantly more expensive than the Chinook. The Pentagon 2021 Fiscal Year budget request pegged the King Stallion's unit cost at around $125 million. Though the exact configuration of the Chinook variant that Boeing had offered to Israel is unclear, which was reportedly a hybrid of sorts between the MH-47G flown by the U.S. Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and the Canadian military's CH-147F, the price of a standard new-build CH-47F version is around $42 million.

Lockheed Martin has been touting the fact that the CH-53K can leverage much of the existing infrastructure that the IAF uses to operate and maintain its existing CH-53s as a mitigating factor. The company also says the King Stallion has a similar physical footprint to the Yasurs making it easier to use hangars and other facilities already established for the older helicopters.

"This is a smart aircraft with sensors built-in. Following our commercial helicopter sustainment model, the aircraft can analyze itself," Dan Schultz, President and CEO of Sikorsky, said last year, referring to the artificial intelligence-driven predictive maintenance capabilities of the King Stallion, which are designed to further help reduce maintenance and logistics costs. "Israel has a stark choice: they can go with an aircraft that competed with the CH-53D already, or they can look into the future with the CH-53K."

Israel has been flying CH-53 helicopters since 1969, when it received its first two examples, after having selected the type over the CH-47. These were roughly equivalent to the twin-engine CH-53D Sea Stallions and were also known by Sikorsky's internal company designation S-65C-3. They had a much greater payload capacity than any other helicopter in Israeli service at that time and immediately proved their worth during the War of Attrition with the Palestinians and the country's Arab neighbors. Yasurs were famously critical to the success of an operation that resulted in the capture of Soviet-made P-12 radar from Egypt, a major intelligence coup.

The helicopters have continued to be an important part of Israeli operations since then and are used to perform various specialized missions, including combat search and rescue, special operations forces support, and electronic warfare. They have also received significant upgrades over the years. In the last 25 years or so the remaining fleet has gone through two major upgrade and life extension efforts, bring the helicopters first to a standard known as Yasur 2000 and then to the latest Yasur 2025 configuration.

"In total, the 2025 upgrade encompasses around 20 new systems, with these also including advanced electronic warfare equipment, satellite communications, an altitude hold and hovering stabilization system, and a laser obstacle ranging and display system," according to a story from Flight International in 2009. "Sikorsky has also supplied replacement main gearboxes, with the type's original equipment having been monitored closely for cracks over recent years."

Unfortunately, the helicopters are becoming more difficult to operate and maintain, something that has become increasingly apparent in recent years. In November 2019, a Yasur made an emergency landing after a fire broke out on board. Everyone on the helicopter escaped unscathed, but the CH-53 was destroyed. The incident led to the grounding of the entire fleet. In January 2020, two weeks after that grounding was lifted, another Yasur had to make an emergency landing due to a technical issue. Three months later, yet another one of the helicopters suffered a technical fault that forced it to land.

The acquisition now of new CH-53Ks will ensure that the Israelis continue to have access to this kind of valuable heavy-lift helicopter capability for decades to come.

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