Rep. Todd Akin, a senior member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, is asking the Army to arm its medevac helicopters in Afghanistan just like its Air Force and Special Operations counterparts are doing.
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Gordon England warns budget cuts could endanger crucial U.S. defense exports
In this op-edi, former U.S. deputy secretary of Defense, Gordon England warned that deep cuts to the defense budget could cripple American weapons export in the future as new research and modernization programs could be curtailed.
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U.S. Black Hawks in Afghanistan getting radar vision system
Ten U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawks will be fitted with radar-powered enhanced vision systems from Sierra Nevada.
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Indonesia shopping for SAMs, helicopters this year
The Indonesia military has a new shopping list for 2012 which includes: surface-to-air missiles, attack and anti-submarine helicopters.
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Mexican drug gangs increase their attacks on government helicopters
Statistics released by the Mexican government show that local drug gangs have attacked military and government helicopters 28 times over the last five years.
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