Poland has signed a contract to buy four S-70i utility helicopters for the Polish Special Operations Forces.
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Medal of Honor recipient, Charles Kettles, has passed away
Retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, a Medal of Honor recipient and UH-1D pilot during the Vietnam War, has passed away.
United States Department of Defense [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Greece to take delivery of OH-58 in March
Greek aviation magazine Flight & Space says the ex-U.S. Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters that the Hellenic Army ordered will be delivered in March.
Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army seeking two Iron Dome units
News reports says the U.S. Army is asking Congress for $373 million to buy the two Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries.
Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
South Korea lifts grounding of KUH-1
The South Korean army has lifted the grounding of its KUH-1 helicopter on the eve of Christmas.
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By Korea Aerospace Industries (KUH-1 Surion in Alaska) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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