Aviation technologies update
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The rotorcraft pilot's associate (RPA) was introduced at the Yuma Proving Ground in July 1999 using a modified Apache Longbow helicopter. The RPA system gathers information using onboard sensors, communications and aircrew input and supports the aircrew by providing improved situational awareness, continuously planning route, reconnaissance and attack positions, coordination and management of mission equipment.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 2000
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Airborne manned/unmanned technologies
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Planners at the US Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate expect that information technologies and communications capabilities will develop further which could expand the capacity of the airborne manned/unmanned system technology (AMUST) program. The major objective of the AMUST program is the maximization of the effectiveness of sensors used in battlefields. The use of manned and unmanned systems in reconnaissance will depend on further improvements in placement, control and survivability.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 2000
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C-17 update
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The C-17 Globemaster III is a high-wing, T-tailed, four-engine aircraft with a rear loading ramp. Designed to be flown by a cockpit crew of two plus one loadmaster, the C-17 has a maximum payload capacity of 170,400 pounds. The aircraft's heavy-lift capability is important to Army operations now that the service has shifted focus to the immediate ready company (IRC). Late in 1997, C-17s took part in the training deployment of an IRC package. Scheduled in June 1998 is a test for the new dual-row airdrop configuration, one component of the Army's strategic brigade airdrop. The existing single-row system use the C-17s built-in rails for low-velocity airdrop (LVAD) but designers learned that some LVAD loads can also use the C-17's two sets of integrated logistics rails.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 1998
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