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A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.
A Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Campbell Army Airfield on 7 August 2012 delivering two Humvees by sling load. On 6 August 2011, a Chinook crashed near Kabul, killing all of the 38 aboard. The Chinook was reportedly shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade by the Taliban while attempting to assist a group of U.S. Navy SEALs. The 38 were members of ...
A CH-47F, similar to the prototype designed by the Boeing team The HH-47 CSAR-X was a proposed helicopter by Boeing as a medium/heavy lift alternative to the HH-60 Pave Hawk . After several tests, Boeing was pronounced the winner and the HH-47 was selected for use. [ 1 ]
The Army National Guard aviation presence accounts for the airports continued designation as a joint civil-military airport. The main aviation units at the airport are Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Company A of the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, [6] operating the CH-47 Chinook and the UH-72 Lakota. [7]
Sikorsky–Boeing states the SB-1 will be quick and nimble, with fast acceleration and deceleration, fast side-to-side movement, and the capability to hover with the tail up and nose down. [29] The Defiant demonstrator will be powered by the Honeywell T55, which powers the CH-47 Chinook. It will be slightly modified to better operate at slower ...
Boeing's (BA) CH-47 Chinook is currently used by militaries of nations such as the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Korea and others.
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The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade currently consists of the following units: [2] Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 4th Squadron (Air Cavalry), 6th Cavalry Regiment, AH-64E Apache and RQ-7 Shadow