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The lessons US Army aviation is learning from the war in Ukraine

(The War Zone) While both Ukraine and Russia have sustained large amounts of helicopter losses due to dense traditional frontline air defenses, in some cases, drones, and attacks on bases, the U.S. Army is taking a measured approach in applying lessons learned to the future of its own rotary-wing fleet, a top commander told us. Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, is adamant that not everything that happens in Ukraine applies to the U.S. Army and it’s absolutely critical that only the right lessons should be heeded. Read More

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Oppsiktsvekkende fra Down Under

Flyet i innslaget under er altså arvtakeren til den tradisjonelle AWAC vi alle kjenner. Den har stått på ønskelisten til USAF en del år, men eterfølgeren, altså den typen som omtales under, er kansellert. Det kan du lese under USAF på bloggen av i går. Likeså oppsiktsvekkende er at en maskin fra Australia jobber for NATO. De har valgt et veldig aktuerlt "teater" for å lære seg maskinen å kjenne. (Red.)

RAAF Wedgetail wraps up support mission in Ukraine

Under Operation Kudu, the early warning and control aircraft,  deployed in July, had operated out of Poland to support  NATO in providing surveillance, communications, and early  warning alerts to protect supply delivery lines into Ukraine.

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