SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION
AC-130
The AC-130 gunship is an armed variant of the C-130 Hercules. Manufacturing is a cooperation between Boeing and Lockheed. The primary missions of the United States Air Force's AC-130H Spectre and AC-130U Spooky gunships are close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban ... FULL STORY
AH-6J and MH-6J Little Bird
The AH-6J and MH-6J Little Bird (dubbed the "Killer Egg"), are produced specifically for the Special Operations Forces. The Little Bird is flown by units of the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) at Fort Campbell. The AH-6 assault variant can carry a pod on either side of the fuselage fitted with various ... FULL STORY
CH-47
The CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. The contra-rotating rotors eliminate the need for a rear vertical rotor, allowing all power to be used for lift and thrust, giving a top speed of 173 mph (150 knots, 278 km/h). Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement, and battlefield resupply. Chinooks have been sold ... FULL STORY
CH-53
The CH-53 Sea Stallion is the most common name for the Sikorsky S-65 family of heavy transport helicopters. Originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps, it is also in service with Israel and Germany, and as the MH-53 Pave Low with the United States Air Force. The dimensionally similar CH-53E Super Stallion is ... FULL STORY
CV-22 Osprey
The CV-22 operated by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will conduct long-range special operations missions, combat rescue, among other special missions. The V-22 Osprey will replace the Marine Corps CH-46E and CH-53D. However, it will not replace the Air Force's MH-53 Pave Low helicopters. The Air Force officially accepted the CV-22 on 16 ... FULL STORY
UH-60 and MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP)/AH-60L
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a "twin-turbine engine, single rotor, semi-monocoque fuselage, rotary wing helicopter." (TM 1-1520-237-10, HQ Department of The Army OCT 96) The medium-lift utility or assault helicopter was the winner of a United States Army competition in the late 1970s to replace the Huey (UH-1) family. Though the two final competing ... FULL STORY
CA Fields AN/PRC-152
FORT BRAGG, NC – They may not be the best thing since sliced bread, but in the radio world of the foot Soldier, the Harris ... FULL STORY
