Bell believes that its V-280 tilt-rotor, competing in the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, will have sports car-like handling qualities.
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U.S. Army not interested in taking over A-10 fleet
During a breakfast meeting with reporters on Feb. 25, U.S. Army Secretary, John McHugh, rejected the idea of taking over the A-10 fleet from the Air Force.
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First-ever joint airborne jump for JGSDF, U.S. Army paratroopers
Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and the JGSDF’s 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, Central Readiness Force, conducted a platoon level airborne jump during Exercise North Wind 2015 on Feb. 21.
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Orbital ATK completes installation of AAR-47, ALE-47 on RoK Army AH-1S fleet
Orbital ATK has completed the installation and integration of its AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System with Hostile Fire Indication (HFI), Symetrics’ ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), and Southeast Aerospace’s aircraft modification kits onto AH-1S helicopters for the Republic of Korea Army.
Potential FMS of UH-60Ms to Slovakia
Slovakia has requested to buy nine UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and the U.S. government has approved the sale.
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