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The lone surviving XH-40 prototype at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum will soon undergo a year-old restoration to bring it back to its original configuration.
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France’s special forces, the 4ème Régiment d’Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales, will begin operating the NH90 earlier than planned.
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A draft contract to sell four Mi-35M attack helicopters to Pakistan are in the hands of Pakistani officials, according to Rosoboronexport.
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The Russian Defense Ministry’s Northern Fleet press service says its Arctic coastal forces has started to operate Takhion and Eleron-3 drones over its Arctic region for monitoring purposes.
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As the U.S. Army retires the OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter, a number of them are expected to be put up as Excess Defense Article (EDA). Bell is concerned that this will affect its sale of new aircraft.
By SSgt Shane A. Cuomo, US Army [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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