India was prepared to offer light attack helicopters to the Afghan government months after its embassy in Kabul was targeted by suicide bombers.
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Dutch parliament told F-35 price increased by 20%
In his letter to the Dutch parliament, defense minister Hans Hillen wrote that the true cost of buying 85 F-35s is now €7.6 billion, twenty-percent more than the original estimate of €6.2 billion.
Britain, U.S. argued over U-2 flights
Britain was unhappy with the United States over the latter’s use of its airbase in Cyprus for U-2 overflights into Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon.
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First U.S. trained Afghan chopper pilots return to Kabul
Two Afghan Air Force pilots have completed their language and pilot training in the United States and returned home for conversion to the Mi-17. They were the only students out of 62 to complete the course.
Business leader believes F-16C/D sale to Taiwan unlikely
U.S.-Taiwan Business Council president Rupert Hammond-Chambers said at a forum that he believes the Obama administration is unlikely to sell F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.