Aviation News
Two T129 attack helicopters have been sent to Siirt province, Turkey to assist ground troops in their offensive against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Cameroon Air Force Z-9 crashed while landing at Douala airport on Apr. 23. Two pilots on board were hospitalized for two days.
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Photo: (c) Thierry Ngogang
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has endorsed the Army’s aviation restructure plan. The watchdog says the Army’s proposal is less expensive than a Guard proposal and better meets mission demands.
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Poland will decide on a new attack helicopter later this year, Deputy Defense Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said.
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A Indonesian Army UH-1D helicopter carrying out an autorotation training exercise crashed at Achmad Yani international airport on Apr. 21.
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Photo: Liputuan 6
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