Arie was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science and journalism. Later, he worked as a defense correspondent for Israel’s largest daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot. He is the editor-in-chief of the Israeli homeland security website I-HLS.
The upgraded helicopters will add new capability into the U.S. Army’s special operations fleet and mark the start of a CH-47F/MH-47G Block II production line expected to continue into the late 2020s.