The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that defense officials have warned the British Apache fleet could be redundant because the U.S. will stop support for the model by 2017.
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Chile shopping for light attack helicopters
Chile is looking at the Eurocopter EC 635, the Bell 407 AH and the Boeing AH-6i as candidates for its light attack helicopter contest.
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Philippines lost opportunity to acquire French helicopters
Philippines defense department spokesman Peter Galvez said Manila has lost an opportunity to acquire 10 attack helicopters from France.
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U.S. Army officials keen to buy new armed scout helicopter
U.S. Army acquisition chief Heidi Shyu and other officials have backed a plan to buy new armed scout helicopters instead of extending the life of the OH-58.
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Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters enter service with the Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army has marked its formal service introduction of two new Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters, which will be deployed on United Nations humanitarian missions and operated in multi-role transport duties for the republic.
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