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US Army Awards JAGM and Hellfire Production Contract

02-Apr-24 - US Army awards Lockheed-Martin $483M contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and Hellfire missiles follow-on production contract #missiles

Apache Pilot, Best Job in the Army ?

30-Mar-24 - Boeing AH-64E Apache pilots of the US Army, identified by their military occupational specialty (MOS) 152E, and assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1-6th Squadron, currently deployed in Romania, share their insights on flying this helicopter #ArmyJob

Army Aviation in Multi-Domain Operations

29-Mar-24 - U.S. Army aviators bridge gaps between land, air, and maritime domains, enabling to achieve dominance and ensure the freedom of movement in multi-domain operations #MultiDomain

Special Forces in Arctic Edge 24 in Alaska

26-Mar-24 - MH-47G Chinook helicopters from the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR) participated in Exercise Arctic Edge 24 (AE24) in Alaska, which included mid-air refueling from MC-130J aircraft #Alaska

National Guard Black Hawks in West Virginia Wildfires

23-Mar-24 - West Virginia Army National Guard (WVANG) UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assisted the West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management officials in the Grant, Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton counties wildland fires #firefighting

Apache Helicopter Celebrates 40 Years

22-Mar-24 - The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is celebrating 40 years since the first one was delivered to the US Army in January 1984. Delivered in three major variants (A, D, and E), Apaches have totaled more than five million flight hours, with 1,340,000 hours logged in combat and peacekeeping operations #Apache

US Army Korea Black Hawks Conduct Deck Landings

17-Mar-24 - Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US Army’s 2-2 AVN, 2nd CAB based in South Korea conducted deck landings on the US Navy’s prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), located five miles off the coast of Jinhae, to ensure maritime air movement capability and readiness #SouthKorea

Bell Weapon Systems Integration Lab for FLRAA

11-Mar-24 - Bell announced Grand Opening of its Weapon System’s Integration Lab (WSIL) in Arlington, Texas for integration and test of a next generation fly-by-wire tiltrotor and mission systems using a modular open systems approach (MOSA) for the US Army’s Future Long- Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) #FLRAA

South Carolina Guards Loaned Buckets to Colombia

14-Feb-24 - The South Carolina National Guard responded to dozens of fires in Bogota, Colombia, by lending multiple helicopter buckets under its State Partnership Program partnership #Colombia

US Army Announces FARA Program Cancellation

11-Feb-24 - The US Army announced cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program launched in 2018. It has opted to order more UH-60M Black Hawks, put the CH-47F Block II Chinook into production, and focus on developing new unmanned systems and space-based assets #FARA

Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex

26-Dec-23 - Ansbach Garrison in Germany hosts the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and pilots from regionally aligned forces regularly deployed to Storck Barracks “Flight Sims” #Ansbach

Army Assists in Coast Guard Crashed Helicopter Recovery

13-Dec-23 - US Army Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) within Delta Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion (1-52 GSAB) assisted in the recovery of the Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crashed November 13 at Read Island, near Juneau, Alaska #Alaska

Lima+ Black Hawk for Aerial Utility Missions

20-Nov-23 - Black Widow Helicopters and XP Services offering former US Army Black Hawks refurbished and upgraded with the latest technology and customized configurations in the new Lima+ #Lima+

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