Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2009

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Behind Afghanistan’s Deadly Helo Crash -- The Danger Room
More details are coming in about Monday’s deadly helicopter crash in Afghanistan which killed seven American troops and three DEA agents.

U.S. military authorities have determined that a combination of thick dust and nighttime operations in western Badgis province triggered the crash of the MH-47, a special operations-version of the widely-used Chinook helo.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Northrop won't rule out boycott of tanker rematch -- Reuters

Helicopter crashes in Eucador air show (Video) -- 9News

Army Rejects Call for Independent Assessments of Body Armor -- Captain's Journal

If F-35 STOVL goes well… -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Oregon fighter pilot turns to helping Iraq rebuild air traffic control system -- Oregon Live

DoD: Authorizers' F-136 Plans 'Not Disruptive' -- Defense News

Russian carrier becomes “Made in China” vessel prototype? -- RT

Israeli urgently orders two stealth corvettes from Germany -- Debka File

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