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Dan Parsons
Articles By Dan
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ArmyFuture Vertical Lift to Field With New High-Level US Army Fast-Attack Units
When the U.S. Army introduces a new rotorcraft platform sometime in the mid-2020s, it will field them with new high-echelon aviation units instead of disrupting existing Combat Aviation Brigades (CABs) […]
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ArmyU.S. Army Begins To Arrest Pilot Shortage 10 Years In The Making
After more than 10 years of speeding aviators through school and into war zones without adequate funding, the Army has a shortage of attack helicopter pilots even though it has […]
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UncategorizedTurkey Receives First of Five CH-47 Chinooks on Order
Turkey took delivery of the first of five CH-47 helicopters on Aug. 25, part of the second batch of Chinooks it is approved to buy from Boeing [BA]. Turkey is […]
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Russia Plans New Helicopter Carriers, Attack Rotorcraft in Coming Years
As it upgrades and expands land forces aviation, Russia also is investing in naval aviation, including plans to modernize the flagship Ka-27 naval helicopter and to start the design of […]
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Approval of $6 Billion Military Acquisition Provides Shot in the Arm for Indian Navy’s Helicopter Programs
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Aug. 15 approved procurement of nearly $6.6 billion worth of military equipment and services. Included in that sum […]
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InternationalRussia Plans New Helicopter Carriers, Attack Rotorcraft In Coming Years
As it upgrades and expands land forces aviation, Russia also is investing in naval aviation, including plans to modernize the flagship Ka-27 naval helicopter and to start the design of […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Awarded $60 Million For CH-53, V-22 FLIR Systems
Raytheon [RTN] took home a five-year $59.7 million contract by the U.S. Navy for support of its forward looking infrared (FLIR) system aboard the CH-53 and V-22 Osprey aircraft, the […]
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InternationalApproval of $6 Billion Military Acquisition Provides Shot in the Arm for Indian Navy’s Helicopter Programs
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Aug. 15 approved procurement of nearly $6.6 billion worth of military equipment and services. Included in that sum […]
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ArmyFormer US Army Depot Bosses Arrested For Faking UH-60 Rotor Blade Records
Two former supervisors at the Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas have been arrested for passing off non-conforming UH-60 Black Hawk rotor blades as meeting U.S. Army specifications, according to […]
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Turkey Receives First of Five CH-47 Chinooks on Order
Turkey took delivery of the first of five CH-47 helicopters on Saturday, part of the second batch of Chinooks it is approved to buy from Boeing [BA]. Turkey is a […]