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Apache Helicopter Pilots Take Aim with Arrowhead

Apache Helicopter Pilots Take Aim with Arrowhead

AH-64 & Arrowhead (click to view full) For much of the post-WWII era, US helicopter pilots have been trained to fly "low and fast." This was based on combat experience in Korea and Vietnam. In the urban environments of Iraq and Afghanistan, however, flying low and...

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Heat Vision: US Teen Series Fighters Getting IRST

Heat Vision: US Teen Series Fighters Getting IRST

F/A-18F w. IRST F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Block IIs fighters are beginning to enter service with the US Navy and Australia, carrying significantly improved AN/APG-79 AESA radars and other electronic upgrades. Recent years have seen another spreading improvement within...

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