Photo: Close view of CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter HMD
Posted in Army on February 22nd, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment
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U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command tests target missile made from surplus equipment
Posted in Army, Space on February 17th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command successfully tested a target missile that was build using Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).
Aviation Week flies Boeing AH-6i
Posted in Army on February 17th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentDouglas Nelms from Aviation Week was able to test fly the Boeing AH-6i armed scout helicopter in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Prince Harry is qualified Apache pilot
Posted in Army on February 9th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentPrince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot. He also won an award for best co-pilot gunner in his conversion course.
U.S. Army RC-7 makes emergency landing in South Korea
Posted in Army on February 4th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentA U.S. Army RC-7 spy plane had to make an emergency landing at Camp Humphreys south of Seoul on Friday.
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Pentagon’s defense budget plan
Posted in Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy on January 27th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe U.S. Air Force will lose six fighter squadrons and divest the C-27J under the new defense budget plan unveiled Thursday.
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Eurocopter expects to deliver 55 to 70 Tigers to Germany
Posted in Army on January 26th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentEurocopter CEO expects Germany to take delivery of between 55 to 70 Tiger helicopters despite Berlin’s plan to halve its order to 40.
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U.S. lawmaker wants Army to arm its medevac helicopters
Posted in Army on January 19th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentRep. Todd Akin, a senior member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, is asking the Army to arm its medevac helicopters in Afghanistan just like its Air Force and Special Operations counterparts are doing.
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Gordon England warns budget cuts could endanger crucial U.S. defense exports
Posted in Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy on January 19th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentIn this op-edi, former U.S. deputy secretary of Defense, Gordon England warned that deep cuts to the defense budget could cripple American weapons export in the future as new research and modernization programs could be curtailed.
U.S. Black Hawks in Afghanistan getting radar vision system
Posted in Army on January 18th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentTen U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawks will be fitted with radar-powered enhanced vision systems from Sierra Nevada.
