Aviation News
For the first time, the Army, Navy and Air Force of India will be sending personnel and equipment to Russia for war games.
By NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Over the skies of South Vietnam, young men in their early twenties risked their lives flying the Hughes OH-6A Cayuse – affectionately known as Loaches – in hunter-killer pairs with Bell AH-1 Cobras, Donald Porter writes in this Air and Space article. Link is below.
By Starry, Donn A Mounted combat in Vietnam. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
An investigation report into the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter onto a Military Sealift Command ship off Okinawa in 2015 has been released to public.
Continue reading “Pilot error the cause of Night Stalkers crash off Okinawa in 2015”
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of six Boeing AH-64E attack helicopters for the Army.
Continue reading “India to buy six AH-64Es for its Army”
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter has gone missing about two miles from Kaena Point, Hawaii on Aug. 15. Search and rescue crews found a debris field two hours later.
Continue reading “Black Hawk down off Hawaii, debris field found”