Bloomberg reports that Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said in a statement that the service has “grounded its entire fleet of some 400 CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters after engine fires broke out on a few of them.”
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US Army Postpones Zephyr Flight Tests After Loss of Prototype
Aviation Week reports that the US Army “has halted further flight tests of the Airbus Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite following the loss of one of the aircraft after a 64-day flight.”
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US Army Transfers Satellite Operations to Space Force
Space News reports that the US Space Force is to “take over control of the Wideband Global Satcom and Defense Satellite Communications System constellations of military satellites” from the US Army on Monday. The Army “shifted about $78 million to the Space Force’s 2022 budget to cover the cost of operating five satellite operations centers and four regional support centers. About 500 military and civilian personnel will transition from the Army to the Space Force’s Delta 8 unit based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.”
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US Army Behind Zephyr HAPS Flight
Aviation Week reports that the US Army reports “it is behind an ongoing test flight of Airbus’ Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS), which has broken the record for longest-duration uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) mission. An Army statement dated July 21 announced the Zephyr had flown 36 days.”
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US Army Identifies Ramjet PRSM as Long-Term Solution for MRC System
Aviation Week reports that the US Army has “identified a future ramjet-rocket version of the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) as the long-term solution for the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) system in the long-range precision fires arsenal.”
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