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Apr- 2018 -5 AprilBusiness
US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK
The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones
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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchBusiness
US Army orders 16 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus, two weeks after it ordered 35
Airbus Helicopters was awarded an almost $117 million contract for 16 UH-72A Lakota helicopters for the U.S. Army, just two weeks 35 were ordered
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16 MarchMiddle East
US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard
A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."
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14 MarchBusiness
Qatar to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters and 16 Airbus H125 training helicopters
Qatar has signed a contract to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters in two configurations, as well as 16 H125 light helicopters in a deal valued at more than €3 billion ($3.7 billion).
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Feb- 2018 -27 FebruaryTechnology
Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard
Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board
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21 FebruaryBusiness
US approves upgrades worth $1.2 billion to Netherlands AH-64 Apache fleet
The U.S. State Department approved the estimated $1.191 billion sale to the Netherlands of parts and services to upgrade its 28 Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration
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20 FebruaryAir
Sikorsky begins final assembly of first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter
Sikorsky began final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter for the U.S. Air Force in line with the program's accelerated schedule, the company said
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10 FebruaryMiddle East
Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border
Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.
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Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryAmericas
Colombia military helicopter crash kills 10, army chief says
All ten people aboard a military helicopter that crashed in a rural area of northwestern Colombia were killed, the army's commander said
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12 JanuaryBusiness
Saudi Arabia to buy 17 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters for $194 million
Lockheed subsidiary Sikorsky has been awarded a $194 million contract for 17 UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters for Saudi Arabia
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