By Mr. Archie C. Kinnebrew Jr., Test Officer, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky — Screaming Eagle Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division completed testing a modernized version of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the recent exercise, Operation Lethal Eagle (OLE). Mr. James Adams, with U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s […]
Helicopters
Army Aviators test new system to improve situational awareness, modernize aging UH-60A/L Blackhawk helicopters
By Maj. Richard Stravitsch, Rotary Wing Aircraft Division, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs JACKSON, Tenn. — To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how UH-60A/L Army aircrews plan and execute missions. Known as Air Soldier System (Air SS), aircrews receive improved situational […]
