Aviation News
The U.S. Army’s venerable CH-47 Chinook helicopter program has seen significant progress recently, with two important developments highlighting the ongoing modernization efforts.
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The U.S. Navy and Army have achieved a significant milestone in hypersonic missile development with the completion of a successful end-to-end flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missile conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii.
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The U.S. Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (3MDTF) successfully showcased its ability to operate in the vast Indo-Pacific theater during the recent Valiant Shield 24 exercise. The exercise, which took place across multiple locations in the Pacific, highlighted the 3MDTF’s proficiency in distributed command and control, emerging technologies, and long-range strike capabilities.
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Leonardo officially unveiled to the international public the AW249, a new attack helicopter designed for the Italian Army, at Eurosatory in Paris. The AW249 is touted as the first entirely new Western combat helicopter in over 30 years.
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The Kingdom of Belgium has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to procure a fleet of H145M multi-role helicopters. Facilitated by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the deal includes 15 helicopters for the Belgian army and two firm orders with three options for the Federal Police.
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