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| US Delivers 4 Super Tucano Attack Aircrafts to Afghan Forces |
| 2016-01-16 |
| [Tolo News] U.S officials formally delivered four Brazil-made Super Tucano attack aircraft to the Afghan defense ministry on Friday in an effort to help embattled Afghan cops carry out their counter-insurgency missions in the volatile country in days to come. After receiving the first batch of Super Tucano combat aircrafts, acting minister of defense Masoom Stanekzai said that the planes will be used in battles against the Lions of Islam in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. and Helmand |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ...Between defecting pilots and inshallah maintenance, I give 'em an effective service life of six months. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-01-16 12:12 |
| #1 The U.S. government spent $486 million to buy and refurbish 20 older C-27A airplanes from Alenia, a unit of Italia's Finmeccanica SpA, but later canceled the program because a lack of spare parts was severely limiting their availability for military use. C27 supply depot Another L-3 scam..."By 2013, newly built C-27Js were being sent directly to the Davis–Monthan Air Force Base boneyard." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-01-16 07:05 |