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  129. <item><title>Robinson Unveils R66 Army Training Helicopter at AAAA 2025</title><link>https://www.helis.com/database/news/quada2025-r66</link><guid>https://www.helis.com/database/news/quada2025-r66</guid><description><![CDATA[Robinson unveils the new R66 Army Training Helicopter at the 2025 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit (Quad A, AAAA 2025)  in Nashville, TN]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content
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  3. Add this HTML to your page (change the image src attribute if necessary):

If you would like to create a text link instead, here is the URL you can use:

http://www.rssboard.org/rss-validator/check.cgi?url=https%3A//feeds.feedburner.com/helisnews

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