Posts Tagged ‘military aircraft’
 

 
US Coast Guard HC-130 takes off from Lajes Air Base in the Azores. (Photo by João Eduardo Sequeira via wikipedia, CC-BY-SA)

Coast Guard Buys Three Lockheed Martin HC-130J Airplanes

The US Coast Guard has ordered three new Lockheed Martin HC-130J airplanes to augment its surveillance and search and rescue capabilities.
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An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter from the 1st Infantry Division. (Photo by SSgt Shane A. Cuomo/US Army)

Taliban Commander Arrested for Shooting Down US Chopper

Coalition forces arrested a Taliban commander who allegedly coordinated an attack against a US helicopter, killing two American soldiers.
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Osama bin Laden is marked as "deceased" on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List web page following the US raid that left him dead.

VIDEO: Navy Seal Mark Owen Credits Army Pilots for Success of Bin Laden Raid

We thought we had a pretty good idea of the Army's helicopter badassery during the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. We now know even more.
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Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17-IV helicopter seen at Mumbai in 2008. (Photo by Sean D'Silva, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mid-Air Collision of Two Indian Air Force Helicopters Kills 9

Two Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopters collided in mid-air, killing all nine people on board both aircraft, defense officials said on Friday.
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First Oman C-130J Super Hercules. (Photo by Lockheed Martin/John Rossino)

Test Flight for First Oman C-130J Super Hercules

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules built for the Sultanate of Oman conducted its maiden test flight this week.
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