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The U.S. Army Clears Full-Rate Production Of Northrop Grumman’s CIRCM (Common Infrared Countermeasures) The U.S. Army Clears Full-Rate Production Of Northrop Grumman’s CIRCM (Common Infrared Countermeasures) An aircrew from 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division taxis out of the Redstone Test Center Airfield at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. to an air assault mission during operational testing of the CIRCM. In the box: one of the jammers of the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system. (Photos: U.S. Army/ Northrop Grumman) The...

Fighting fires from the sky in Asia Investment and innovation in aerial firefighting aircraft continues around the world, and in the Asia Pacific region, opportunities abound as governments consider whether or not to operate their own fleets or employ third parties to assist in the challenge of fighting forest fires in an increasingly warm climate. Mandy Langfield offers a snapshot of some of the latest investments in aerial firefighting fleets in the region China The Helicopter Detachment of China’s Forest Fire Bureau was established in 2009 in Daqing, a city in the n...

Together, the navy command, medicine, we work together as a team to get everybody out the door. >> i imagine there's some risk in getting these folks from hospitals in puerto rico, that are only partially operational in to the comfort for care. but that transport, that transfer seems like it could be a place of vulnerability. >> well, the transfer will actually work out very well. we have a helicopter detachment on board the ship. we'll have two helicopters. we'll be able to bring on board 300 patients per day and process them through the hospital ship. it is a comprehensive medical treatment ...

Humanitarian side. jon: from a personal standpoint, you commanded a sister ship to one of those that's out there now. as a commander if you have to give the order for something like this, you know, boarding an intradiction, how much of a white knuckle time is that for someone like you? >> it's pretty professional. we train to it. if we look at our particular procedures, all the ships out there in particular this cruiser has a helicopter detachment. we do have a lot with helicopters. we do a lot with bridge to bridge in terms of talking about a boarding procedure. you would see the helicopters ...