A Turkish S-70 helicopter crashed on Jul. 22 in south-eastern Turkey. Four on board were killed while eight others were injured.
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Photo: Storm flips over Apache
Six Apache helicopters with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade were damaged when a thunderstorm blew through Fort Riley’s Marshall Army Airfield on Wednesday.
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Rosoboronexport gets U.S. Army contract for 10 more Mi-17 helicopters
Rosoboronexport has been awarded a $171 million contract to provide 10 more Mi-17 helicopters for Afghanistan. The order was placed by the U.S. Army.
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Apache 90-00451 retired as A model will reborn as a D
The Texas Army National Guard has retired its last AH-64A, 90-00451, and the aircraft will return to Boeing and re-manufactured into a D model.
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Indian Army chief moves to secure attack helicopters for his service
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh has aggressively move to secure attack helicopters for his service and is expected to ignite a turf war with the Air Force.
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