Three refurbished CH-47Ds for Morocco’s army have been shipped home to Tangier. Click on the source for pictures of the helicopters at the port.
U.S. will withdraw Patriot missile battery from Turkey too
The United States will withdraw its Patriot missile battery deployed in Turkey this October for “critical modernization upgrades,” a joint Turkish-U.S. statement said.
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Indian wants to buy 3 C-17s, Boeing has only one left
The Indian Air Force has managed to clear legislative red tape to acquire another three Boeing C-17 transports. However, Boeing has only one aircraft left that is without a customer.
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Philippine Air Force taking delivery of 10 helicopters today
The Philippine Air Force will take delivery of eight Bell 214EP and two AW-109E helicopters at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City today.
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Japanese man’s 70 years quest to locate family members of B-29 crew
A B-29 bomber was shot down over Tokyo on Apr. 2, 1945. None of the eleven crew members on board survived, a Japanese farmer and his son gathered the remains of the crew and buried them in their own ancestral cemetery.
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