Oh No! China Has Our Super-Secret Osama-Getting Helicopter!

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | May 27, 2011 | +

That’s bad news. We always knew we couldn’t trust our Pakistani allies to keep valuable technology like the heavily-modified MH-60 Black Hawks, used to ferry Navy SEALs to Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani lair, from the reverse-engineering whizzes of the Middle Kingdom. You may recall reports that the commandos had to abandon one of the quiet and stealthy birds inside bin Laden’s compound after a hard landing. That led to concerns that its secrets might be shared with the Chinese.

The good news? It’s only a model, just released by the Hong Kong-based Dragon Models. Even better news: it only costs $15.95.

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