2010 Year in Military Photos
A look back at some of the best military photos we discovered to accompany stories published throughout the year.…
Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Seahawk Flies on Camelina-based Alternative Fuel
The U.S Navy’s alternative fuel initiative, announced in late 2009 by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, continues to pick …
Forty-two to Tango
Little more than a year after the first-production MH-60T was delivered by the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) at Elizabeth City …
Keeping the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior Flying and Fighting
The U.S. Army is rapidly using up its fleet of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters, which are loved by soldiers …
Air Force Ponders Black Hawk Plan for Common Vertical Lift Support Platform Program
Under a proposal now being debated in the Pentagon, the Air Force would take advantage of an obscure 1932 law …
Vertical Integration
As the second decade of the new millennium commences, Marine Corps rotary-wing forces are beginning to more broadly reap the …
BAE Systems Adds Protection for Aircraft, Armored Vehicles
Global defense giant BAE Systems has unveiled a new electronics countermeasure suite designed to protect aircraft, particularly vulnerable helicopters, and …
Wake Turbulence
The global aerospace defense sector continues to experience much more than a “moderate chop” as 2010 unfolds. The worldwide economic …
CW5 David Cooper at War
When someone from outside the military envisions a special operations forces (SOF) soldier, the image that comes to mind is …
MH-53M Pave Low’s Farewell
The MH-53M Pave Low helicopters of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) flew their last missions supporting combat operations in …