Report: Indian Businessman Poses as CIA Agent to Land Billion-Dollar ‘Defense’ Deal with Indonesia
An Indian businessman allegedly passed himself off as an operative of the CIA to close defense deals with Indonesia.
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Exclusive: Army Was Sending Junior Pilots Straight from Flight School to Fly Top DC Missions Until 2023
The Army was so strapped for experienced pilots that up through 2023 it was sending its most junior pilots fresh out of flight school to fly these specialized missions, according to an aviator.
Video: New Angle Shows How Midair Washington Plane-Helicopter Crash Unfolded
New video has been released purporting to show the midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter over Washington from a new angle.
Sikorsky Nabs $99.9M to Build 25 Black Hawk Helicopters for Saudi Arabia
Sikorsky Aircraft has received a $99.9 million contract to provide 25 modified UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Saudi Arabian National Guard, the Pentagon announced this week.
3 Adult Migrants, 3 Infants Rescued by Aircrew in Remote Rio Grande Border Area
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter aircrew rescued three adult migrants and three infants from a remote section of the Rio Grande border with Mexico. Human smugglers abandoned the migrants on a peninsula.
WATCH: Abandoned Migrant Rescued from Arizona Canyon near Border
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew and Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued an abandoned female migrant from a steep canyon near the Arizona border with Mexico. Video released by CBP shows the aircrew lifting the woman from the canyon floor and transporting her to safety.
WATCH: CBP Aircrew, Border Patrol Rescue 2 Migrants from Canyon in Arizona Desert
A Tucson Air Branch Air and Marine Operations (AMO) helicopter aircrew teamed up with U.S. Border Patrol agents to rescue two migrants in the Boboquivari Wilderness Peak area. One became injured after falling in a steep canyon.
Taiwan’s Top Military Officer Killed in Helicopter Crash
Republic of China (ROC) Chief of General Staff Shen Yi-ming, Taiwan’s top military officer, was killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash on Thursday.
Audit: Pentagon at Risk of Botching $6 Billion Effort to Give Afghan Troops Black Hawk Helicopters
The Pentagon is at risk of mismanaging yet another multi-billion project in Afghanistan — a modernization program intended to equip the Afghan Air Forces (AAF) with 159 state-of-the-art Black Hawk helicopters as part of efforts to address capability gaps, a U.S. watchdog agency reported Tuesday.
