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MD Helicopters Successful In Live Fire Qualification For New MD 530G Scout Attack Helo

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

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MD Helicopters Inc. says Aug. 20 it successfully completed Live Fire Qualification exercises at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., with its new MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter. The MD530G was configured with the Moog Stores Management System, the Mace Aviation Extended Range Weapons Wing, FN Herstal machine gun pods and rocket machine pods, Dillon Aero M134D mini-gun, the L-3 Wescam [LLL] MX-10D and M260 rocket pod. “The bold performance and target accuracy of the MD 530G aircraft during the Yuma firing…

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