Story by Jessica Barb, Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA. — The Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction Program (BEST) authorizes the Army to sell used and outdated military UH-60 helicopters and use the proceeds to fund new and improved equipment. The 11-year program has generated a new beginning for Leer másThe Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction Program (BEST)[…]
Story by Grady Fontana, Military Sealift Command Far East Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2-2 CAB) conducted deck landings with U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), March 7, 2024. Six UH-60M Black Hawk crews from Assault Helicopter Battalion 2-2 CAB practiced single-spot Leer másArmy UH-60M helicopters conduct deck landings on USNS Dahl[…]
MESA, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2023 – The newest version of the Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 successfully first flight with an upgraded capabilities suite as the company continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the world’s premier attack helicopter. “We saw our hard work Leer másEnhanced Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 completes first flight[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – April 18, 2022 – The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, enabled by the Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE: NOC) OpenLift architecture, has been granted an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Airworthiness Release by the U.S. Army Systems Readiness Directorate. This will allow pilots to fly the UH-60V under all meteorological conditions. “Achieving IFR airworthiness Leer másNorthrop Grumman UH-60V OpenLift ready for all-weather operations[…]