A USMC AH-1W attack helicopter lost its main rotor and its transmission after a red hawk hit the top of the helicopter on Sept. 19, 2011.
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Month: May 2012
Panetta’s visit to India could seal deal for Apache
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to try conclude a deal to sell 22 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters to India during an official visit there next month.
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PAF SF.260TP crashed
A Philippine Air Force SF.260TP with two on board crashed off Lamonja island in Cavite near Mariveles, Bataan on the morning of May 18.
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Russian spy satellite lifted into orbit
The last Soyuz-U flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia was completed on May 17. It placed a Kobalt M reconnaissance satellite into a polar orbit.
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Netherlands wants to buy new CH-47Fs instead of upgrading CH-47Ds
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense wants to buy new CH-47F helicopters instead of modifying existing CH-47Ds to the F-model.
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