Aviation News
The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is planning to hold drills with the U.S. Marine Corps in Hokkaido this month from the 10th till 28th.
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The U.S. Army has signed a contract with Boeing for Chinook Block II test aircraft, the contract is worth $276 million.
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Graphic: Boeing
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Aviators with the 2-10 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade flew UH-60 Blackhawks from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, into Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania on Jul. 24-25.
Two U.N. Peacekeepers from Germany were killed when their Tiger attack helicopter crash 70 km north of Gao, Mali on Jul. 26. The rotorcraft was totally destroyed by fire.
By Alan Lebeda [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Twelve U.S. paratroopers participating in the Saber Guardian 17 exercise in Romania were injured during a night jump on Jul. 22.
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