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The first four German Tiger helicopters upgraded for deployment to Afghanistan have been delivered. The modifications includes a sand filter, additional defense weaponry, a mission data recorder and enhanced communications equipment for multinational missions.
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The first four of 60 UH-60M Black Hawks ordered by Taiwan will be delivered by sea in 2014. The last two will arrive in 2019.
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Insurgents attack Bagram air base, Afghanistan and one round hit a NATO CH-47 helicopter. Three Afghans inside the helicopter were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
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A UH-60 helicopter belonging to the South Korean provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan was damaged during an artillery attack at Bagram air base at around 9:58 p.m. on Monday.
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A U.S. Army National Guard Chinook helicopter being used to fight wildfires in California was broken into while parked at Ukiah Municipal Airport on Sunday night.
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