U.S. Army story by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed a rescue (medevac) of a hunter near Gold King Creek, Alaska, on Sep. 17, 2023. The mission started Leer másU.S. Army UH-60L crew rescue hunter near Gold King Creek, Alaska[…]
Arlington, Virginia – The U.S. Army awarded to Airbus a $27.8 million contract to upgrade the MEP (Mission Equipment Package) of UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Army National Guard Security & Support Battalion. Upgrades to the MEP expand the UH-72A Lakota’s capabilities to conduct day and night operations by providing an advanced moving map, enhanced digital Leer másUS Army awards Airbus contract for UH-72A Lakota upgrade[…]
PHILADELPHIA, July 5, 2023 — As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Chinook Block I helicopters for South Korea and other one additional CH-47F for Spain. As Boeing Helicopters continues transitioning to building the advanced CH-47F Chinook Block II configuration, the deal Leer másBoeing ends CH-47F Chinook Block I production with latest contract[…]
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama — Representatives from the Army and Boeing signed a Multi-Year II (MY2) multibillion-dollar contract to acquire 184 new and remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters at the Boeing production facility in Mesa, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Multi-year procurement contracts are special mechanisms designed to reduce costs for a limited number of programs that Leer másU.S. Army signs for 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters[…]
Washington DC, 11 de octubre de 2021 — La flota de Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota supera el millón de horas de vuelo (FH), alrededor de unos 15 años después de su entrada en servicio en el U.S. Army y tras la primera entrega del UH-72B a la U.S. National Guard. “El hito del millón de Leer másEl UH-72 Lakota supera el millón de horas de vuelo[…]
Columbus, Mississippi, 07 September 2021 – Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has delivered the first UH-72B, the latest variant of its Lakota helicopter, to the U.S. Army National Guard from its production facility in Columbus, Mississippi. This delivery is the first of 18 UH-72B Lakota helicopters currently on order to support the National Guard’s critical missions. “With the Leer másAirbus delivers first UH-72B Lakota helicopter to the Army National Guard[…]
El U.S. Army llevó a cabo un ataque con drones «Over-the-Horizon», en la provincia de Nangarhar (Afganistán, al este de Kabul), en el que fueron abatidos dos individuos del ISIS-K. Durante una sesión informativa hoy en el Pentágono, el General de División del U.S. Army, William D. «Hank» Taylor, declaró que otro miembro adicional de Leer másEl ataque con drones ‘Over-the-Horizon’ mata a 2 objetivos del ISIS-K[…]
Story by Alejandra Fontalvo, 24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs HURLBURT FIELD, Fla.– Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing are currently responding to a request to augment humanitarian aid efforts in Haiti following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14. The Special Tactics Airmen responding to the relief efforts will be Leer másSpecial Tactics Airmen augment Haiti earthquake humanitarian efforts[…]
August 18, 2021. By Jim Garamone, DoD news Speed is essential in saving lives during a disaster like the Haiti earthquake, and U.S. Southern Command is in the business of saving Haitian lives, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said in an interview Tuesday night. The 7.2 on the Richter scale Leer másSouthern Command Chief says speed, effort needed to save Haitian lives[…]
August 17, 2021. By Jim Garamone, DoD news A U.S. Southern Command joint task force has already begun working to aid the people of Haiti, which was recently hit by a devastating earthquake and is now being flooded by a tropical storm. Joint Task Force–Haiti is moving to the island nation in support of the Leer másU.S. Southern Command deploying more humanitarian aid to Haiti[…]
