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Here's A First Look At One Of The Army's Potential Black Hawk Replacements

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Courtesy of Sikorsky

The Army is currently considering two advanced rotary-wing aircraft to replace the Black Hawk as part of the branch's Future Vertical Lift program, and after a year of firsts for Bell's tiltrotor V-280 Valor, Boeing and Sikorsky are raring to catch up in 2019 with the much-anticipated SB-1 Defiant.

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Afghan Army Helicopter Carrying Senior Officials Crashes, Killing 25

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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty.

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The Navy Is Testing This Unmanned Helicopter To Make Its Newest Ships More Lethal

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On June 29, U.S. Navy crews completed the first comprehensive initial operational test and evaluation of the MQ-8C Fire Scout, an unmanned helicopter the Navy hopes will increase the lethality of the service's new littoral combat ships.

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The US Pushed Afghanistan To Swap Their Russian Helos For Black Hawks. That Was A Mistake

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The U.S. Army’s Black Hawk helicopters are less capable for some missions conducted by Afghanistan’s Air Force than the Russian-made ones they’re replacing, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general.

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Japan Blasts 'Crazy' US Military After Third Helicopter Mishap This Month

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U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga denounced the U.S. military as “crazy” Wednesday following the third mishap this month involving an Okinawa-based U.S. helicopter.

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Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems

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Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via Associated Press

A Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter made an emergency landing Monday on the Japanese island of Okinawa, the Associated Press reports — the second rotary-wing aviation incident for Japan-based Marines since the beginning of the year, and the fourth in a month.

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