A AH-6 from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) was in NAS Jacksonville on Oct. 16 to conduct over-water extraction training in the St. Johns River.
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Lockheed Martin is protesting AMDR award
Lockheed Martin is protesting this month’s award of the U.S. Navy’s air-and-missile-defense radar (AMDR) contract to Raytheon.
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APKWS fired from AH-64D
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) was fired for the first time from an AH-64D.
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South Korean Apaches to be armed with Stingers
Raytheon has managed to secure an order to supply Stinger missiles for South Korea’s AH-64 attack helicopters.
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U.S. Navy CH-53s getting Critical Systems Armor
A Sikorsky subsidiary will be installing its Critical Systems Armor on the U.S. Navy CH-53E helicopters.
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