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The U.S. Marine Corps has decided that two unmanned K-MAX heavy lift helicopters will remain in Afghanistan indefinitely “until otherwise directed.”
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The U.S. Air Force is invoking a clause in the Competition in Contracting Act to override a stop work order for the Afghan LAS contract.
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A coalition helicopterwent down in Daman district, a few kilometers (miles) east of Kandahar, on Saturday. The crash killed one and injuring another.
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Britain’s A400Ms will not be getting air refueling tanking roles as the government concluded that the A300 Voyager can meet the requirements.
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