Biden administration clears sale of 23 CH-47Fs to Egypt

The U.S. Congress has been notified by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on May 26 of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for 23 CH-47F helicopters.

Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts multi-ship flight training Wednesday near Savannah Ga. These crewmembers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2014. (Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released)

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50kW-class high energy laser defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds and drones during testing

A 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker has shown that the weapon can defeat 60mm mortar rounds and drones during four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range.

(U.S. Army Photo by contractor Jim Kendall (TVRG)) (Removed cables and wheel chock for aesthetic purposes)

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