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Army

The Army’s First OH-58F Moves To Testing

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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The Army has officially received and sent to test and evaluation its first F model OH-58 Kiowa Warrior (KW) helicopter, service officials said. “This is a major milestone in the lifespan of the Kiowa Warrior fleet,” said Col. Robert Grigsby, project manager for the Armed Scout Helicopter Project Management Office (ASH PMO) during an Oct. 24 briefing at the Association of the United States Army. The engineering and manufacturing development demonstrator #1 (EMDD) is expected to take its first flight…

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