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Why does the US Army have an air wing?

Most of the US Army’s planes were spun off into the Air Force in 1947, but it continues to operate a handful of fixed-wing ...
In military aviation, raw speed is no longer a benchmark for domination over the ...
The Army’s longest-serving aircraft still fly because they do jobs newer platforms sometimes can’t do as cheaply or reliably The battle-tested and proven aircraft of the Army have reliably performed ...
The Army’s next generation spy jet program is inching forward, not racing. Leaders clearly want […] ...
Investigators have uncovered numerous factors that contributed to a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger airplane colliding ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: US Air Force - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. Military aircraft represent the pinnacle of engineering, power, and ...
Aerospace defense contractor Sierra Nevada Company (SNC) has purchased a Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for the Army's High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program. The HADES ...
The service is looking at buying up to 11 custom Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and ...
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. -- Army aviation is predicated on close air support, short-range transportation, surveillance and search and rescue. The term "defense" plays little part in aviation doctrine with ...
Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board is presenting its findings in the investigation and new ...
In 1921, Army Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell proved airplanes could sink battleships. Three years later, he predicted Japan would launch a surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor at dawn. Navy and Army brass ...