Snipers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division completed helicopter sniper training with the assistance of 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division on Aug. 3 at Smârdan, Romania.
Category: Army
U.S. Army carrying out CH-47 training at Eareckson Air Station
The U.S. Army is bring two CH-47 helicopters to Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island in the Aleutian Island Chain for long-range navigation training.
located at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya, Alaska. The primary mission of COBRA DANE is to collect radar metric and signature data on foreign ballistic missile events. Additional missions include collecting space surveillance data on new foreign launches and satellites in low-earth orbit. The radar has a 95-foot diameter phased array and the capability to track and record data on as many as 120 objects simultaneously.
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Aircrews from Australia, Micronesia and U.S. rescue stranded mariners
A three-person crew of a skiff was rescued after a coordinated search by aircrews from Australia, Micronesia and United States.
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Swiss Army orders Indago small UAS
Lockheed Martin has secured an order from the Swiss Army for its Indago small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Turkey deploys Black Hawk and T129 to Azerbaijan
Turkey has deployed its combat helicopters to Azerbaijan for a live-fire exercise. Video footage shows a Black Hawk and a T129 arriving in Baku aboard a A400M transport.
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