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The only type classified subsystem for the Boeing AH-64 Apache series, the M139 is composed of the "Aerial Rocket Control System" which gives the aircraft the ability to fire members of the Hydra 70/Mk 66 2.75 in/70 mm rocket family, a dispenser interface controlling the M130 chaff/flare dispenser (also used on the AH-1 helicopter), and the ...
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.
The Army ended the AAS program in late 2013. [19] In December 2012, Boeing demonstrated the Unmanned Little Bird version of the AH-6 to the South Korean Army. The aircraft flew autonomously for 25 minutes to demonstrate the unmanned system's capabilities that can be integrated into Army MD 500 Defender helicopters. [20]
The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron / Cessna UC-35 transports for VIP personnel.
Military transport helicopter Kellett Autogiro Corporation Prototype. Program canceled 1949. 1947 Never 2 Sikorsky S-52: Utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1947 1951 93 Kaman HH-43 Huskie: Firefighting/rescue Kaman Aircraft: 1953 1958 [4] 193 Piasecki HUP: Utility helicopter Piasecki Helicopter: The « Army Mule ». 1948 1949 339
Lockheed (LMT) is going to provide software upgrades, support and non-recurring engineering redesign for the Apache modernized radar frequency interferometer sensors system.
How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58980-700-6. FM 1-100 Army Aviation Operations from 21 February 1997 by Headquarters Department of the Army at GlobalSecurity.org; FM 1-108 Doctrine For Army Special Operations Aviation Forces from 3 November 1993 by Headquarters Department of the Army at GlobalSecurity.org
The linchpin of US Army tactics was the helicopters, and the protection of those helicopters became a vital role. [2] It became clear that unarmed troop helicopters were vulnerable against ground fire from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops, particularly as they approached landing zones to disembark or embark troops.