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  Ka-52 Takes To Sea

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:25 AM on Sep 05, 2011

  Using attack helicopters from the sea seems to be in vogue again. The concept appeared dormant, but gained new attention in Europe when the French and U.K. moved to deploy the Tige... Read More >>

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  Combat Air Drops Increase, Unmanned Lift Still in Works

  Posted by Paul McLeary 3:27 PM on Apr 22, 2011

  Soldiers in Afghanistan wait for supplies to hit the ground While roadside bomb attacks continue to spike to record levels in Afghanistan, U.S. ground forces are doing everything ... Read More >>

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  No Sale on Libyan No Fly Zone -- So Far

  Posted by John M. Doyle 8:09 PM on Mar 08, 2011

  The heads of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps confirmed today (March 8) that two Navy amphibious warfare ships with a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are being stationed in the Medit... Read More >>

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  Helicopters, Guitars And Other Inventions

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 7:05 PM on Feb 02, 2011

  Charles Kaman passed away on Monday at the age of 91 - the last of a generation of engineers who, in the 1940s, transformed the helicopter from a dangerous circus trick into a prac... Read More >>

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  Bordering on Insanity

  Posted by John M. Doyle 7:31 PM on Mar 23, 2010

  Border ConcernsU.S. Customs and Border Protection photoThe escalating drug violence along the U.S.-Mexican border has been a growing concern to officials in Washington and on March... Read More >>

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  Rotor Spin

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 12:08 PM on Mar 05, 2010

  In another Sir Humphrey moment worthy of “Yes Minister” the UK Defense Ministry now seems unwilling to confirm its own numbers when it comes to helicopters.Tucked away ... Read More >>

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  Sensor Versus Sensor In Combat

  Posted by David A. Fulghum 4:30 PM on Jan 07, 2010

  U.S.-built sensors that detect enemy sensors searching for allied aircraft is one of several related technologies being honed for combat use in Afghanistan and Iraq. Others involve... Read More >>

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  A Happy Helo Team

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:38 AM on Jan 06, 2010

  Boeing's helicopter team was in an upbeat mood at a Tuesday briefing in advance of the AUSA's Army Aviation symposium in Crystal City. A few news highlights:The A160T high-performa... Read More >>

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  More Sound And Fury

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 5:14 PM on Jul 14, 2009

    Much ink has been used in the past few days – of varying quality – over UK equipment issues in Afghanistan, amid broader concerns about strategy. Helicopter... Read More >>

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  The Fifth Armed Service

  Posted by John M. Doyle 4:11 PM on May 08, 2009

  In the flurry of activity surrounding the release of the Obama administration’s revised defense budget, it was easy to overlook budget plans for the fifth armed service: the ... Read More >>

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