Category: Air Force

The Pentagon is planning to buy 10 more Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan government, Rosoboronexport spokesman Vyacheslav Davidenko told RIA Novosti.

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A CV-22 from the 1st Special Operations Wing, crashed at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday on the Eglin Range, Florida. A spokeswoman for Hurlburt Field said five on board were injured.
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The pilot of a Colombian Mi-17 was killed and four others wounded when the aircraft crashed this week.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Feeman, a 55th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, has been named as the best instructor pilot in Air Combat Command for 2011.

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The U.S. Congress has been notified of a potential sale of 55 AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missiles to Oman.