Afghan Air Force wants U.S. to accelerate the training of pilots

The Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, told reporters that the Afghan government has asked the United States to accelerate the training and equipping of Afghan pilots.

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Afghan MI-17 and AN-26” by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek – http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=images/images_gallery.php&action=viewimage&fid=69644. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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Laws may have been broken in Philippine’s procurement of 21 UH-1Ds

The Manila Times has obtained documents suggesting that Department of National Defense officials may have broken laws in the purchase of 21 UH-1D helicopters.

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