Aviation News
A video posted on Liveleak.com purportedly shows a U.S. Army Apache pilot singing Don McLean’s 1972 hit American Pie as he launches a HellFire missile at a group of people in Afghanistan.
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Portugal has decided to withdraw from the NH90 program and use the 420 million euros for other projects instead.
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Two former U.S. Army CH-47Ds have been delivered to Townsville, Australia.
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The U.S. Army is developing a weapon that will shoot lightning bolts down laser beams to destroy its target.
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A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter landed on the flight deck of USS New York Jun. 22 as part of an exercise designed to improve the Army and Navy’s proficiency when landing on ships, and the ability to accommodate them while on board.
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