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The Los Angeles Times sought comment on the fate of JLENS from all 35 members of the defense appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate and none of them voiced opposition to continued funding in the next defense budget.
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The U.S. government will soon inform Congress on the sale of $1 billion worth of military equipment to Taiwan, including a AH-64E to replace one that was lost earlier.
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Four U.S. soldiers were killed when their UH-60 helicopter went down in the northeast portion on the Fort Hood Range on Nov. 23.
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A U.S. Army AH-64 attack helicopter went down in Wonju in Gangwon province, South Korea today. Both crew members did not survive the crash.
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U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Daniel Chung Il Kim
Just as the Indian Army was preparing to phase out its Nishant UAV fleet, the last remaining aircraft crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan on Nov. 19.
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