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FARA Offering by AVX/L3 Made to Satisfy Requirements from Get Go, L3 Says

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

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FARA Offering by AVX/L3 Made to Satisfy Requirements from Get Go, L3 Says

Artist rendering of the AVX/L3 coaxial compound helicopter design. (AVX/L3 photo)

PARIS AIR SHOW--Now the president of L3 Technologies' [LLL] surveillance and strike systems sector, Luke Savoie said that he remembers an Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior crew member firing an M4 carbine out of the window of the aircraft during U.S. operations in Iraq more than a decade ago--a decision made to avoid possible collateral damage from the helicopter's Hydra-70, 2.75 inch diameter rockets, he said. Savoie said that he was then an Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130 aircraft commander and…

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]