A civilian experimental test pilot hired by the U.S. Army has flown the Sikorsky S-97 Raider on Aug. 19.
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160th SOAR(A) receives the MH-47G Block II
Boeing has delivered the first MH-47G Block II helicopter to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) will be the first unit to operate the new Chinook.
Photo: Boeing
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Black Hawk from 160th SOAR crashes, two killed
The U.S. military says a Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has crashed on San Clemente Island on Aug. 27. Two soldiers were killed and three injured.
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AH-64E V6 being deployed to South Korea
The U.S. Army is preparing to deploy its latest variant of the AH-64E attack helicopter to the 4th Aerial Reconnaissance Battalion (Attack), 2nd Aviation Regiment at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.
Photo: Mr. William C. Beach, Audiovisual Production Specialist, Test Documentation Team, U.S. Army Operational Test Command
U.S. Army operating ISR aircraft out of Japan
Aviation Week has reported that a Challenger 650 with FAA registration N488CR is operating under a U.S. Army program called Artemis.
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