EADS has sweeten its offer to secure the fighter contest in South Korea by proposing to build 48 of the 60 Eurofighters in the country.
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Tunisia Bell helicopter crash landed during flight test
A Tunisian Bell military helicopter crashed on Friday near an air base in the capital’s suburb of Aouina. There were five on board and two of them were injured.
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Russian bombers carried out simulated strikes against U.S. missile defense assets in Asia
According to Fox News, Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers have carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia.
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Land south of Kadena Air Force Base to return to Okinawa
Tokyo and Washington have agreed plans to return land south of Kadena Air Force Base back to Okinawa.
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Pentagon to continue buying Mi-17s for Afghan military
In a letter to U.S. lawmakers, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said it is in the national interest to keep buying Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan military.
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