The U.S. Congress has been informed on a potential FMS to remanufacture 50 British WAH-64 Mk 1s to AH-64Es. The estimated cost of the deal is around $3 billion.
Photo: Corporal Mark BALLANTYNE RLC/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: Army
Bangladesh to buy seven Mi-171s
Russia will sell six Mi-171Sh and one Mi-171E helicopters to Bangladesh. The contract was signed in April.
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By Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh (Bangladesh Air Force Mil Mi-17 245 Flight Past) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army Kiowa crashed in South Korea
A U.S. Army Kiowa helicopter crashed on a hillside in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, at around 11:40 a.m. today.
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R-11 gets gimbal-mounted camera
The R-11 Raven mini-UAV has been upgraded with a new gimbal-mounted camera that gives the operator a nearly 360-degree view around the aircraft.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Garett Hernandez, 1st Cav. Div. PAO
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Two killed in Saudi Apache crash
Two Saudi Apache pilots were killed when their helicopter came down near the border with Yemen on Aug. 21.
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By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom (AH-64D Apache) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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