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Aviation Systems Project Office Tackles Degraded Visual Environment

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

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A major Army Aviation Systems Project Office initiative is creating an acquisition program to give pilots and crews the ability to see through limited visibility conditions such as dust or snow, according to the project manager. A study led by the Program Executive Officer Aviation with other safety and sustainment offices had determined that “the greatest threat to aircraft was the degraded visual environment (DVE),” said Col. Anthony Potts here during a media briefing at the Army Aviation Association of…

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