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US Military Says Preparing Aid To Flood-Ravaged Pakistan

Paksitan Floods: Over 1,000 killed and thousands of houses destroyed due to heavy rain in Pakistan.Washington: The United States is conducting a military aid mission to flood-devastated Pakistan, the US armed forces' Central Command said Friday."CENTCOM is sending an assessment team to Islamabad to determine what potential support DoD (the US Department of Defense) can provide... as part of the United States' assistance to the flooding crisis in Pakistan," spokesman Colonel Joe Buccino said in a statement.The decision followed a telephone conversation Thursday between CENTCOM commander General Erik Kurilla and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the spokesman said.The United States is the top arms supplier to Pakistan's military, but relations between the two coun...
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Microsoft Combat Goggles Win First US Army Approval for Delivery

The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field. The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field. Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” some of the 5,000 sets of goggles, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a statement. Their delivery had been placed on hold over concern about the device's performance until more rigorous testing took place. Based on the test results so far the service “is adjusting its fielding plan to allow for time to correct deficiencies and also ...
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US Army Grounds Entire Chinook Choppers Fleet Over Engine Fires: Report

Officials said the US Army was aware of a small number of engine fires in the Chinook helicopters. (File)Washington: The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters, a battlefield workhorse since the 1960s, over the risk of engine fires, a media report said Tuesday.The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, said such an extreme step was taken out of abundance of caution.India has about 15 CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Over the past few years, they have emerged as one of the major military tools for airlift operations in places like Ladakh and Siachen glaciers to assist Indian forces deployed in these regions.India received the first batch of Chinook helicopters in February 2019. Boeing completed the delivery of 15 Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force in 2020.Of...