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HH-60W Jolly Green II and AH-64 fly together for the first time

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by alert5

The HH-60W Jolly Green II flew together with the AH-64 for the first time as part of the system testing for the HH-60W.

An HH-60W Jolly Green II taxies in followed by an AH-64 Apache May 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force and Army aircraft (respectively) completed a joint test of the HH-60W systems leveraging the unique configuration of the Apache to provide capabilities normally not available at Eglin AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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RoC Army Aviation 601 Air Cavalry Brigade maintenance center

Posted on May 31, 2020 by alert5

Iron Dome to be delivered to U.S. this December

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by alert5

The first of two Iron Dome air defense missile systems ordered by the U.S. Army will be delivered this December. The second battery will arrive in February 2021.

Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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USFK replaces THAAD missiles

Posted on May 30, 2020 by alert5

United States Forces Korea (USFK) has shipped a new batch of THAAD interceptors to the site at Seongju on May 28. These missiles are of the same type as existing ones which require replacement as the internal components are expiring soon.