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Army Yakima UH-60L Black Hawk rescue hiker near Colchuck Lake

Story by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment-Yakima UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue injured hiker about 4,500 feet in a boulder field. Soldiers assigned to USAAAD, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed an aeromedical evacuation (medevac) of a civilian Leer másArmy Yakima UH-60L Black Hawk rescue hiker near Colchuck Lake[…]

Modernized AH-64 Apache attack helicopter capabilities

Boeing’s Modernized AH-64 Apache helicopter will provide the U.S. Army with the attack and reconnaissance capabilities it needs to dominate in highly complex and ever-changing ecosystems, with an unmatched lethality and networking, enhanced survivability and increased range and endurance. “Fighting and winning on any battlefield, today and tomorrow.” – This is a common response amongst Leer másModernized AH-64 Apache attack helicopter capabilities[…]

Idaho National Guard conducted a medevac training in Prairie

The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron and Medical Group in executing medevac training at Prairie, Idaho. August 30, 2023. During the joint-training, the Idaho Army National Guard occupied the skies in preparation for the medevac operations training with UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews while the Leer másIdaho National Guard conducted a medevac training in Prairie[…]

U.S. Army signs for 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters

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[…]

Bell V-280 Valor: the new US Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft

Providence, R.I. (December, 5. 2022) – Bell Textron Inc. has been awarded the development contract for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program from the United States Army with the V-280 Valor tiltrotor. The aircraft was developed and tested as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program that began in 2013. The Leer másBell V-280 Valor: the new US Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft[…]

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