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US nuclear commander fumes over 10-year delay in helicopter order

By Jamie McIntyre
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US nuclear commander fumes over 10-year delay in helicopter order

U.S. Strategic Commander Gen. John Hyten was left fuming on Tuesday when asked during a Senate hearing why he doesn’t have state-of-the-art helicopters to protect America’s nuclear arsenal.

“We’ve been building combat helicopters for a long time in this country, I don’t understand why the heck it is so hard to buy a helicopter,” Hyten told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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