The soft crash of the helicopter in the bin Laden compound was caused by what is called a vortex ring state. This happens when the air from the downwash of the propeller blades swirls up and cycles back down through the blades. In essence, the helicopter is descending through a downrush of air that cycles up back through the blades, which raises the pressure of the air passing over the top of the blades, thereby reducing lift. This was partly caused by the enclosing walls of the landing area that caused the air to hit the ground, be pushed towards the walls, then directed up the walls and sucked back into the blades. As the helicopter dropped, the tail hit the top of a wall and it began to roll, at which time the pilot put the nose down so that the helicopter would not roll over onto its side. It came to rest with the nose down at a 45º angle. The occupants sustained no serious injuries.
The scenes depicting Peshawar, Pakistan, were actually shot at Khopoli in Maharashtra, India. This is clearly evident from the license plate numbers of the vehicles that can be seen on the road. The numbers start with 'MH' which is the code for the state of Maharashtra. Also, the actors playing the roles of CIA assets in the scenes are famous Marathi TV actors.
This film was originally made with the intent of being a wide theatrical release, but it failed to find a distributor and was instead released as TV movie.
Some of the training scenes were filmed at the Penitentiary of New Mexico "Old Main." Same place as "The Longest Yard" with Adam Sandler.
Robert Knepper and William Fitchner previously starred together on Prison Break.