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The Colombian Air Force has expressed an interest to buy the F-16 and has sent a team of five air force officers to the U.S. to gather information about F-16 operations and maintenance.
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Two Australian soldiers from the 2nd Commando Regiment were killed last year when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. An inquiry report cites poor weather and pilot error as key factors.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is nominating Deborah Lee James as secretary of the U.S. Air Force. James is currently an executive at Science Applications International Corporation.
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The U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees have removed funding of the Super Tucano and Mi-17 from the Fiscal 2014 defense spending bill.
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Belgium has received its first NH90 NFH. This helicopter is also the first to be built at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth, Germany industrial site.
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