Rotary-wing Aircraft

HUP Helicopter

The Ensign, the Rescue, and the HUP Helicopter

Less than a month after the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War, a U.S. Navy photo of an Aug. 12, 1953 rescue at sea became one of …

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Jarvis transfer

Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis Transferred to Growing Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh navy improves combat power, showcases modernized warship at LIMA

The Bangladesh navy (BN) took possession of its largest warship on May 23, 2013 in Alameda, Calif., with the “hot transfer” of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis (WHEC 725). …

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M134D Minigun Highlights
MQ-8B Fire Scout

Fire Scout Reliability Gains Generate More Demand

The more reliable the Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout becomes, the more theater commanders want it. At the end of March, MQ-8Bs deployed in the Mediterranean on USS Robert G. Bradley …

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Bell V-280 Valor

Bell V-280 Valor Spotlighted at SOFIC

Bell Helicopter has begun placing the spotlight on a new vertical lift platform design, dubbed the V-280 Valor. Similar in concept and range to the V-22, the V-280 targets the …

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JMR-TD Sikorsky-Boeing

Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator Rotorcraft Announcements Expected

Industry teams are currently anticipating a near term announcement for the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program. The program was outlined in a January 2013 Broad Agency Announcement, …

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An MQ-8B Fire Scout in flight near Naval Air Station Mayport, Fla. during USS Klakring (FFG 42) pre-deployment workups in May 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt

U.S. Navy UAV Developments Accelerate Part 1

It’s a matter of historical record that the Royal Navy’s first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, was fully operational for more than four years before the U.S. Navy’s first flattop, USS …

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HH-65 Dolphin helicopter

The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy The service is responding to a changing maritime Arctic environment.

At a panel discussion in December 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Arctic Report Card,” compiled by 141 scientists from 15 countries. The report revealed several …

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Fa 223 Drache mountain testing

Nazi Helicopters: Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache and Fa 330 Bachstelze at War Part 2: Henrich Focke’s Helicopters

After Focke’s Fa 61 experimental helicopter (described in Part 1) proved stable in flight and reliable in service, in 1938, Lufthansa, the German airline, ordered a six-passenger version to whisk …

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Assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) crewman from 2nd Assault Amphibian Vehicle platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) make their way to the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima from the USS New York on Oct. 26, 2011. The AAVs practiced loading and offloading from the Iwo Jima as part of the Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON 8)/MEU Integration Exercise, known as PMINT. Modernization of the AAVSs, as well as procurement of a next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), are top priorities for the Marine Corps. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Petersheim

U.S. Marine Corps 2012: Year in Review

The past decade has been one of major changes for the U.S. military, none perhaps as extensively affected as the Marine Corps; 2012 was more of the same, as the …

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