Aviation News
The U.S. Army has given EADS North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters.
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Rebels in Myanmar say they have shot down a Russian-built Army helicopter in northern Kachin State.
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The Pentagon’s inspector general said the military might have mismanage a $2.6 billion program that buys foreign-made helicopters and provide them to allies.
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The U.S. Army will deploy three Boeing A160 Hummingbird VTOL UAS to Afghanistan as part of a Quick Reaction Capability.
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For the first time, second-hand Mi-17s were flown to Huntsville International Airport, Alabama aboard a An124 where they will be modified by Science and Engineering Services.
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