Two South Carolina National Guard pilots from Detachment 2, F Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, were forced to make an autorotation on their Black Hawk helicopter after the aircraft suffered a main rotor failure.
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Category: Army
Four Mi-171Sh helicopters delivered to Peru
Russian Helicopters has delivered four Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Peruvian Army. Peru placed an order for 24 Mi-1717Shs in 2013.
In-flight collision between U.S. C-130H and C-27J
Officials from Fort Bragg say a C-130H from 440th Airlift Wing and a C-27J from Special Operations Command had an in-flight incident near the Army base on Dec. 1 at approximately 8:30 p.m.
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U.S. Army’s Top Gun course
The U.S. Army has a six-week Top Gun program whereby soldiers are trained to operate their Air Defense Artillery systems with more confidence.
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Taiwan’s first batch of UH-60Ms arriving home Dec. 3
Taiwan will receive the first batch of UH-60Ms that it ordered on Dec. 3. The helicopters will arrive on board a ship at Kaohsiung harbor in the morning.
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