Army’s First Apache/Shadow Armed Reconnaissance Squadron Forms

Credit: Apache: U.S. Army
As the U.S. Army retires its Bell OH-58B Kiowa Warriors to save money, the first unit to take over the armed scout role using a combination of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and Textron Systems RQ-7Bv2 Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft has been formed. The 1/501st Aviation Battalion with...

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