Three refurbished CH-47Ds for Morocco’s army have been shipped home to Tangier. Click on the source for pictures of the helicopters at the port.
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U.S. will withdraw Patriot missile battery from Turkey too
The United States will withdraw its Patriot missile battery deployed in Turkey this October for “critical modernization upgrades,” a joint Turkish-U.S. statement said.
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Indian wants to buy 3 C-17s, Boeing has only one left
The Indian Air Force has managed to clear legislative red tape to acquire another three Boeing C-17 transports. However, Boeing has only one aircraft left that is without a customer.
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Philippine Air Force taking delivery of 10 helicopters today
The Philippine Air Force will take delivery of eight Bell 214EP and two AW-109E helicopters at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City today.
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Japanese man’s 70 years quest to locate family members of B-29 crew
A B-29 bomber was shot down over Tokyo on Apr. 2, 1945. None of the eleven crew members on board survived, a Japanese farmer and his son gathered the remains of the crew and buried them in their own ancestral cemetery.
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