Share This: Soldiers participate in Operation Full Tang Soaring at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 16, 2020. Troops trained weeklong for air assaults, attack and security missions, flight operations and soldier movement. All across the military, there is a rapid push to modernize. From new weapons systems to fast-paced tactical vehicles and even augmented reality goggles, the U.S. Armed Forces are being catapulted headlong into the technologically-advanced battlefield of the 21st century. But for every piece of new technology, there are scores of mission-critical machines that are still largely analog. Nowhere is this more apparent than with the U.S. Army’s fleet of helicopters.