INQUIRER.net: Defense chief says purchase of 8 Sokol choppers from Poland is last

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Defense chief says purchase of 8 Sokol choppers from Poland is last Jul 23rd 2013, 22:38 MANILA, Philippines—"Of what use is a combat helicopter if you cannot use its machine gun?" President Aquino asked in his State of the Nation Address on Monday.   On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the purchase of eight Sokol helicopters from Poland would be the last by the Department of National Defense (DND) since they could not be used in combat, after all.   "I understand helicopters because I'm a combat officer. The first thing I noticed was, why do you have to remove the machine gun before you can get inside it? The entrance is too narrow, it's all wrong," said Gazmin, a former Army Special Forces commander.   The P2.8-billion ... Keep on reading: Defense chief says purchase of 8 Sokol choppers from Poland is last Media files: gazmin.jpg (image/jpeg)

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