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Gates: Helicopters, Trainers Among Top Needs In Afghanistan

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By Jen DiMascio The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers yesterday. The need is for 20 helicopters--14 for lift and six for attack--that can withstand the harsh temperatures and altitudes in the central Asian country, he told members of the House Armed Services Committee at a hearing. "Part of the problem with the helicopters is that regular helicopters really don't work very well…

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