Aviation News
The Obama administration has cleared the delivery of 10 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters to Egypt. However, delivery of other military hardware such as F-16s remains on hold.
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The MQ-8 and Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) programs have triggered the Nunn–McCurdy act and will require reviews to keep the programs alive.
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The U.S. Army intends to certify its attack helicopters for operations from Navy ships, a role traditionally fulfilled by the Marines.
Netherlands will send three CH-47 helicopters to join four AH-64s in Mali. The role of the Chinooks are to provide medical evacuation for Dutch forces.
A PAC MFI-17 Mushshak belonging to the Pakistan Army crashed near Gujranwala on Apr. 8. Both pilots on board did not survive the crash.