The CH-53K has undergone extensive developmental testing that utilized the degraded visual environment (DVE) test course at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for more than two years, most recently to verify software updates in the flight control software that have been made as a result of this testing.
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Civilian test pilot from U.S. Army flew the S-97
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.
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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