20-Nov-2009Source: Navair
NAVAIR delivered four new Mi-17 helicopters to the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) in Kabul, Afghanistan just sixty-five days after the order was placed.... Read more
17-Nov-2009Source: UK MoD
The Merlin will perform a wide range of military tasks, making it a valuable asset for British forces. The helicopter was stripped down and transported by a C-17 aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and has arrived at Camp Bastion for re-assembly and extensive pre-flight checks before it takes to the Afghan skies.... Read more
6-Nov-2009Source: Rotorhub
The first Merlin helicopter crews are ready to deploy to Afghanistan following pre-deployment training in the United States.... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: Northampton Chronicle
A helicopter firm based in Northamptonshire has had a contract turned down to provide the Ministry of Defence with 25 crucial vehicles to send to Afghanistan.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: Budapest Business Journal
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22-Oct-2009Source: Royal Navy
Royal Navy and Royal Marine Lynx helicopter crews from 847 Naval Air Squadron were recently honoured for maintaining the highest level of operational efficiency in Afghanistan. During a parade at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, friends and family of personnel from 847 Naval Air Squadron watched as they received their standard Afghanistan operational medals.... Read more
16-Oct-2009Source: Defense Aerospace
The Netherlands hired an MI-26 Halo helicopter in Afghanistan today to recover a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter.... Read more
2-Oct-2009Source: UK Ministry of Defence
With all RAF aircraft out of Iraq, the priority is now to get all available helicopters to troops in Afghanistan.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: Defpro
Five Cougar transport helicopters of the Dutch Armed Forces take over transportations tasks from Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan. An Antonov cargo aircraft successive brought the helicopters to Kandahar Airfield during the past weeks... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Defence Talk
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 will be the first squadron to utilize the Bell UH-1Y “Yankee” while conducting combat operations in support of the ground combat element and other coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
A British Chinook helicopter was deliberately destroyed by ISAF Forces at 1605 local time having sustained damage on landing approximately 10km East of Sangin at 0530 this morning, Sunday 30 August 2009.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-371 have been working diligently on the expansion of Camp Bastion airfield. Once finished, it will be one of the largest airfields in the Marine Corps, with multiple interconnected taxiways and aircraft maintenance bays.... Read more
30-Aug-2009
30-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Wired
A five-year investigation into the mission led to the conviction of the Army official in charge and the contractor who bought the helicopters on charges of corruption.... Read more
19-Aug-2009
19-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Guardian
One problem, say military sources, is the difficulty of getting cement, which the aircaft can rest on, to stick to sand.... Read more
10-Aug-2009Source: Daily Mail
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31-Jul-2009
31-Jul-09 Mil Mi-24 on route from Kabul to the Ghazni province, Afghanistan... Read more
19-Jul-2009
19-Jul-09 RA- Mil Mi-8 Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan... Read more
14-Jul-2009
14-Jul-09 ER-MCV Mil Mi-26 nr Sangin, Afghanistan... Read more
10-Jul-2009Source: Times
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8-Jul-2009Source: US Central Command
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6-Jul-2009
6-Jul-09 Bell B412 northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan... Read more
30-Jun-2009Source: DefPro
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17-Jun-2009Source: Sikorsky
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16-Jun-2009Source: Vertical
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29-May-2009Source: Rotorhub
Afghanistan’s National Army Air Corps is preparing to transition its Mi-35 Hind helicopters into an operational attack role for the first time with planning underway to allow their use in overwatch and convoy support missions.... Read more
22-May-2009Source: Helicopters Magazine
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22-May-2009
22-May-09 Boeing AH-64D Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan... Read more
8-May-2009Source: Flightglobal
The French army is conducting a series of urgent modifications to its Eurocopter Tiger HAP attack helicopters, in advance of receiving an order to deploy the type operationally for the first time, to Afghanistan.... Read more
6-May-2009Source: Wired
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4-May-2009Source: Canada.com
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17-Apr-2009Source: RotorNews
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11-Apr-2009Source: Your Industry News
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25-Mar-2009
25-Mar-09 Paktika province, Afghanistan... Read more
23-Mar-2009Source: Rotorhub
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11-Mar-2009Source: Rotorhub
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3-Mar-2009Source: US Air Force
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21-Feb-2009Source: Rotorhub
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19-Feb-2009Source: Mail Tribune
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17-Jan-2009
17-Jan-09 Boeing CH-47D Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan... Read more
16-Jan-2009
16-Jan-09 Sikorsky UH-60 north of Kabul, Afghanistan... Read more
15-Jan-2009
15-Jan-09 574 Mil Mi-17 Adraskan district, Herat province, AFghanistan... Read more
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