MoD sorts out 'turkey' helicopters for Xmas
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That's Xmas 2009, sadly One of the sorriest British defence procurement stories of recent times - which means a very sorry story indeed - finally approached resolution this week. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it will modify eight large helicopters it has had since 2001 so that they can actually be used.â¦
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German-French-Spanish aircraft maker Eurocopter, part of the European Aeronautics Defense and Space Company (EADS), signed a deal Friday to supply 18 military helicopters to new NATO member Bulgaria, which is ...
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The UK force in Afghanistan needs helicopters, a top commander says, after Tony Blair offers more resources.
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The defence ministry has said that the majority of RAF Hercules planes will have protective foam added to their wings by the end of the year, after a hearing into a Hercules crash outside Baghdad more than two years ago.
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Two of the world's most-famous birds  will be home for the holidays after all.
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Helicopters removing hundreds of oil workers from North Sea 'flotel', Ministry of Defence says
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The servicemen killed in a Nimrod crash in Afghanistan are being flown back to their Moray home base.
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Can't wait for British-badged ones The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has moved to rapidly acquire more surveillance drones, placing an urgent order for Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel. The robot aircraft are needed for ongoing operations in southwest Asia.â¦
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Six British soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Czech Republic, a Czech Defence Ministry spokesman says. Andrej Cirtek said the soldiers had been participating in a Czech
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Turkey sends army planes and helicopters to help extinguish a forest fire in neighbouring Syria.
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U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service are combining this holiday season to present a series of free movies at base theaters in Europe.
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A transport helicopter that crashed in Iraq last week, killing all seven on board, was brought down by a "sophisticated piece of weaponry", the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. -- maker of the president's helicopter since the Eisenhower administration -- lost its parking spot on the White House lawn Friday as a fierce competition with political and international overtones came to an end.
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The U.S. command has ordered changes in flight operations after four helicopters were shot down in the last two weeks, the chief military spokesman said Sunday, acknowledging for the first time that the aircraft were lost to hostile fire.
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Britain's Prince Charles is likely to cut down on his use of helicopters and aeroplanes as his household conducts a review to make him a greener traveller.
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which stranded thousands of airline passengers over Christmas â-as caused by an old system that is being replaced. Comair
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HABUR, Turkey  - Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.