Army helicopter accidentally drops missile launcher over Pingtung

An empty Hellfire missile launcher detached and fell from an Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter during a midair test in Pingtung County Wednesday, with officials suspecting the launcher's release button may have been pressed accidentally.

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