At the Association of the U.S. Army conference, Boeing officials revealed that its AH-6 was demonstrated to the U.S. Army has a replacement for the OH-58D.
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EMARSS Risk Reduction Prototype makes first flight
A Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER modified to replicate the design of the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) made its first flight on Oct. 6.
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U.S. denies supplying Stinger missiles to rebels
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has denied Russian claims that the United States supplied Stinger missiles to Syrian rebels.
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U.S. Army to designate AH-64D Block III as AH-64E
The U.S. Army says the new Block III Apache has so much improvements that it should be designated as the AH-64E.
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Vietnam veteran continues service in Afghanistan
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walter Jones retired from active service as a U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot in 1993. In 2004, he decided to reenlist again and is serving with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade for the past 7 years.
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