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Yes, You Can! More Military Headlines. Additional safety features, such as a radar, have been specified by Britain. The U. Congress is expected to formally announce the FMS deal May By Andrew Chuter. Thursday, May Britain has ordered the extended-range version of the H Chinook helicopter. More In Air. TAI installs missile destroyer on AM aircraft Turkish Aerospace Industries has built and integrated a directional infrared countermeasure system for the AM multinational heavy transport aircraft, the company announced.

The cyber battlefield against China and Russia is constantly shifting. Singapore tries to normalize military training schedule after pandemic disruption Efforts include an integrated sense-and-strike exercise in Idaho that saw the debut of an improved artificial intelligence-enabled C2 system. Not all the RAF's Chinooks are in good condition and some have been cannibalised for spare parts to keep others flying in Afghanistan.

Leigh said: "This is a very unhappy state of affairs, made more acute by the knowledge of how much our soldiers in the hostile terrain of Afghanistan need helicopter support. The minister for defence equipment and support, Lady Taylor, said: "The reversion project will allow delivery of more Chinooks to theatre in the shortest time-frame. The project remains on track in terms of time and budget, and is just part of a package of measures that we are implementing to improve our helicopter lift capability on operations.

They have a good safety record except for the crash of a Chinook in the Mull of Kintyre in which killed 29 intelligence officers and service personnel. Chinook Mk 3 special forces helicopters. Topics Military Defence policy.