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A Tunisian Bell military helicopter crashed on Friday near an air base in the capital’s suburb of Aouina. There were five on board and two of them were injured.
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Tokyo and Washington have agreed plans to return land south of Kadena Air Force Base back to Okinawa.
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In a letter to U.S. lawmakers, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said it is in the national interest to keep buying Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan military.
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Aero Vodochody, Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin UK are four companies that have submitted bids for Poland’s advanced jet trainer contest.
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The U.S. Air Force announced that the F-22 has resumed normal flight operations and restriction to remain within a 30-minute flying distance from a suitable airfield has been removed.
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