A AH-64D from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) crashed at approximately 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at approximately 12 miles south of Fort Campbell.
AFSOC getting help from USN to guide its effort for mounting laser weapon on AC-130
The U.S. Navy is sharing lessons learn from the deployment of an operational laser weapon system on USS Ponce with the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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By U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams via Wikimedia Commons
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MV-22Bs flying over Iraq and Syria on weekly basis for TRAP missions
A senior U.S. Marine Corps officer says two MV-22Bs are flying over Iraq and Syria on an almost weekly basis to rescue downed aircrews if necessary.
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Indonesia cancels plan to buy AW101 VVIP helicopters
Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has overturned a decision by the Air Force to purchase three AW101 VVIP helicopters, citing high costs.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pentagon raises red flag on GPS OCX
The Pentagon’s chief arms buyer said he is “very worried” Raytheon’s development of the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) and he wants to take another “deep dive” review of the program.