Military

The order marks the largest placed for the light attack helicopter, Airbus said.

The growing list of military aid to help shore up Ukraine’s air defenses comes as Russia vows to respond if NATO air bases are used by Ukrainian F-16s.

During the exercise in adverse weather, the service refueled an Atlas A400M heavy-lift transporter using a fabric fuel tank.

The deal increases the number of the special operations variant of the Boeing heavy-lift helicopter under contract to 42.

he aircraft will be delivered to the air force in the coming year and is set to be based at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to facilitate pilot and maintainer training.

Efforts to retrieve the downed helicopter in a remote area of Alaska took nearly four weeks and included the efforts of at least six agencies.

The Fighting Falcon pilot ejected during an in-flight emergency over the Yellow Sea while on a routine training flight.

Under the agreement signed this week, more than 100 military pilots from Sweden will train in Italy over the coming decade.

While the cause of the accident remains unknown, military investigators suspect a potential materiel failure played a part.

The entire fleet of 14 medium range surveillance aircraft have ‘cracks of varying degrees,’ the Coast Guard said.