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UAE to order CH-47Fs
The US State Department has approved the sale to the United Arab Emirates of ten CH-47F
Chinooks for an estimated value of $830.3 million. The order will include related equipment
including navigation systems, weapons, Extended Range Fuel System, communications
equipment, sensors, protection systems and training.
HH-60W arrives at Eglin AF Base
413th Flight Test Squadron, USAF has taken delivery of two HH-60W CSAR aircraft
from the Sikorsky Developmental Flight Center. The aircrafts current
experimental flight clearance does not allow instrument flight or the use of its
transponder and aircrew flew the entire trip visually or VFR.
