Afghan AF Getting New Hellfire-Shooting Planes; More Airstrikes  Coming

Afghan AF Getting New Hellfire-Shooting Planes; More Airstrikes  Coming
Afghan AF Getting New Hellfire-Shooting Planes; More Airstrikes Coming

WASHINGTON: The Afghan Air Force is about to get a powerful new weapon in what is shaping up to be a bloody year in the 17-year-old war against the Taliban. On Friday, the U.S. Air Force announced an $86 million deal with an American defense contractor Orbital ATK to supply single-engine, turboprop AC-208 airplanes to…