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Air Force Adds Requirement For UH-1N Helicopter Replacement

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, June 15th, 2017

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Air Force Adds Requirement For UH-1N Helicopter Replacement

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

The U.S. Air Force has told bidders for the UH-1N Huey utility helicopter replacement program to include Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) technology in their proposals to enhance safety and navigation efficiency, the service said June 15.The Air Force said in a statement that it added ADS-B Out to the program’s requirements because the Federal Aviation Administration, as part of its NextGen air traffic modernization effort, requires that aircraft operating in the national airspace have ADS-B Out to help them…

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