Category: Army

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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Prince Harry has started his second tour in Afghanistan as a Apache gunner. Capt. Harry Wales arrived on Friday along with his unit, the 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment Army Air Corps.

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