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Apache Block III Aircraft on Track To Fix Any Problems Before IOT&E

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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If problems found in early testing are not corrected before initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)--such as connectivity problems between the AH-64 Apache Block III and the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle--they could “adversely affect” the Defense Department’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) assessment of the operational effectiveness, suitability and survivability of the Army’s Apache Block III (AB3) helicopter, a new report said. "The Apache Project is on track to resolve the issues identified in the DOT&E FY…

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