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Indonesia Buying U.S. Attack Helicopters

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published August 27, 2013 at 11:11 AM HST

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The United States is selling half a billion dollars of helicopters to Indonesia. News of that deal comes as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel continues his travels in Asia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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