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USN flew Group 2 UAV for 24 hours using solar and hydrogen energy

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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated that its electric unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Hybrid Tiger can stay airborne for 24 hours using multiple power sources.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers demonstrate Hybrid Tiger, an electric unmanned aerial vehicle with multi-day endurance flight capability at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, Nov. 18. This was the first time Hybrid Tiger flew through a complete diurnal cycle, a 24-hour period of day and night, and its longest flight to date.

U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen

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17th Cavalry Regiment, 3CAB transitions to AH-64E

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The U.S. Arm’s 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade has started its transition to the AH-64E attack helicopter.

An Apache Pilots assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts familiarization training on the AH-64E Apache helicopter in a flight simulator at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, April 1. The brigade fielded the AH-64E which replaced the older AH-64D. The AH-64E Apache helicopter is designed to increase power margins and reliability which increases unit readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew McNeil, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division)

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