Australia’s Tiger attack helicopters have been grounded again after one had to make an emergency landing due to fumes in the cockpit.
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U.S. Army could cancel A160 Hummingbird
Wired is reporting that the U.S. Army is likely to terminate its work on the Boeing A160 Hummingbird UAV program due to continued problems.
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Colombian Army Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed
All four on board a Colombian Army Cessna 208B Grand Caravan were killed when their plane crashed while en route from Tolemaida Air Base to Los Colonizadores Airport.
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Vietnam pilot reunites with his UH-1H
Former UH-1H pilot Ricky Gerontis was reunited with his aircraft after 43-years at the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History at Fort Missoula.
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USFK asking Pentagon for more attack helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and missile defense systems
Gen. James Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), said he has asked the Pentagon for more attack helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and missile defense systems.
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