Joint Base Lewis-McChord is enhancing the surveillance of low flying aircraft in its training area by having Saab installed its Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system.
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Category: Army
AgustaWestland gets two helicopter contracts from U.K.
Britain has given AgustaWestland two contracts worth £760 million to convert 25 Air Force AW101 Merlin helicopters for naval use and a five-year maintenance contract for the Apache AH Mk.1.
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Commander of Italian Army Aviation killed in helicopter crash
Maj. Gen. Giangiacomo Calligaris, head of the Italian Army Aviation, was killed in a AB206 crash on Jan. 23.
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Former USAF fighter pilot trades F-16 for M-16
Former F-16 pilot Steven Lyzenga left the Air Force after 14 years of service. After spending 12 years traveling, he is now undergoing Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood to be trained as a soldier.
Photo by Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office
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AH-64E grounding to be lifted soon
The latest Apache model is ready to fly again as soon as Taiwan and U.S. military fix new main transmission units on the helicopters.
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