Mark Ballew, Boeingss director of business development for mobility rotorcraft, said his company is expecting to export the V-22 next year along with the CH-47F.
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Month: October 2012
Switchblade UAV to make combat debut in Afghanistan soon
The U.S. Army has shipped the Switchblade UAV to a unit in Regional Command East, Afghanistan. The soldiers there are still waiting for the green light to deploy the kamikaze drone though.
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Italian Army plans to use Aster for missile defense
The Italian Army wants to test its Aster SAMP/T interceptor for the missile defense role in France in March.
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Polish helicopter attacked in Afghanistan
Insurgents in Afghanistan fired on a Polish helicopter and two soldiers were injured, one critically. The attack occurred in the province of Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Spatial disorientation led to U-28A crash in Djibouti
Spatial disorientation caused the crash of a USAF Special Operations Command U-28A in Djibouti, investigators determined.
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