Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) resumed flights of their MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft near Tokyo on Mar. 21. This marks the reintroduction of the Osprey into Japanese skies following a nearly five-month grounding prompted by a fatal U.S. military CV-22 crash off the coast of southwestern Japan in November 2023.
Category: Army
British Army bids farewell to Apache Mk.1
The curtain falls on a storied chapter in British aviation history as the final flight of the Apache Mk.1 attack helicopter approaches. After more than two decades of service with the British Army, the venerable attack helicopter stationed at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk will be retired on Mar. 25th. This retirement marks the handover of the reins to the more advanced Apache AH-64E model.
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Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cause of 2023 Miyakojima JGSDF helicopter crash remains elusive
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) continues to grapple with the unsolved mystery surrounding the tragic UH-60JA helicopter crash that occurred on Apr. 6, 2023, off the coast of Miyakojima, Okinawa. The accident, which claimed the lives of all ten personnel on board, including Lieutenant General Yuichi Sakamoto, commander of the 8th Division, remains the deadliest involving a JGSDF aircraft.
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44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team trains with M-LIDS Counter-Drone System
Soldiers from the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team recently conducted a critical live-fire exercise at McGregor Range Complex, New Mexico, showcasing the capabilities of the M-LIDS (Mobile-Low, Slow, Small-Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System). M-LIDS is a mobile counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) designed to detect, track, and neutralize drone threats encountered during deployments.
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Lockheed Martin’s Extended-Range GMLRS successfully completes double-shot test
The U.S. Army has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) during a recent operational test conducted at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
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