Two Australian soldiers from the 2nd Commando Regiment were killed last year when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. An inquiry report cites poor weather and pilot error as key factors.
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Obama nominates Deborah Lee James as secretary of USAF
U.S. President Barack Obama is nominating Deborah Lee James as secretary of the U.S. Air Force. James is currently an executive at Science Applications International Corporation.
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U.S. Congress removes Super Tucanos, Mi-17s from appropriations bill
The U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees have removed funding of the Super Tucano and Mi-17 from the Fiscal 2014 defense spending bill.
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Belgium receives its first NH90 NFH
Belgium has received its first NH90 NFH. This helicopter is also the first to be built at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth, Germany industrial site.
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U.S. aircraft mistakenly kills 5 Afghan policemen
Five Afghan policemen were killed by a U.S. aircraft during a battle with Taliban insurgents. The incident occurred in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
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