Army dispatches inspectors to check Apache tail rotor blades

The U.S. Army is sending six X-ray technicians to key Apache helicopter units around the world in an effort to determine which tail rotor blades on the aircraft need to be replaced. The effort is underway because one of the four tail rotor blades on an Israeli Apache failed during a June 11 flight...

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