The Bell V-280 has beaten Sikorsky to the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.
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Pakistan to send one attack helicopter to Mali
An attack helicopter from Pakistan will be attach to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (Pakistan) Web site, [1], Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons
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Exercise Falcon Autumn 22
Helicopters from Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command, Polish 1st Air Cavalry Battalion and the U.S. 12th Combat Aviation Battalion recently completed exercise Falcon Autumn 22 in Netherlands.
Photo: NATO
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AH-64E pilot received his CAB for taking direct fire in Iraq nearly 20 years ago
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bob Duffney Jr. from the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division was recently awarded the Combat Action Badge for his actions taken while taking direct fire in Iraq nearly 20 years ago.
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Japan to airlift Type 16 MCV to Yonaguni using C-2
This year’s iteration of Exercise Keen Sword, a joint military exercise by Japan and the U.S., will see Japan airlifting the Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle to Yonaguni airport using the C-2.
English: Toshinori baba, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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