India’s defense ministry has ruled that 22 AH-64s being purchased will go to the Air Force rather than Army.
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Rescue of downed USMC CH-46E by 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Black Hawk in Thailand
On Feb. 20, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter (BuNo 156442) with HMM-262 (Reinforced), crashed north of Phitsanulok, Thailand. This is the story of the rescue mission flown by a Black Hawk helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
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Pirated software from China, Russia used to design components for Patriot and Black Hawk
Pirated software was used to make components for Black Hawk helicopters, Patriot missiles and other weapon systems.
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Another coalition helicopter crash in Afghanistan
A coalition helicopterwent down in Daman district, a few kilometers (miles) east of Kandahar, on Saturday. The crash killed one and injuring another.
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Germany cuts Tiger and NH90 TTH orders, adds more NFHs
Germany has decided to cut its Tiger attack helicopter program to 57 aircraft from 80 and will reduce NH90 TTH to 82 units from 122 aircraft.
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