Australia has decided to buy 24 MH-60R helicopters at a cost of over $3 billion. The NH90 lost out in the competition.
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HMM-265 (Reinforced) joins 31st MEU for last tour before transition to MV-22
HMM-265 (Reinforced), based out of MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, is attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for its last tour before transitioning to the MV-22.
Norman Dicks: V-22 flew Osama’s body to USS Carl Vinson
Rep. Norman Dicks told reporters that a V-22 Osprey was used to carry Osama bin Laden’s body to USS Carl Vinson for burial at sea.
NATO tapping Twitter to gather information on targets in Libya
NATO has been using Twitter to identify potential bombing targets in Libya as part of the overall “intelligence picture”.
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British MoD denies selling Harriers ‘for peanuts’
The British Ministry of Defense has refuted a report by The Telegraph that its Harrier fleet would be sold to the USMC for £34 million as spare parts.