Army Moves Forward With Kiowa Warrior Helicopter Upgrade

December 22 2010

USA

The U.S. Army has authorized the continuation of a program to upgrade OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters, reports Defense News.

On Tuesday, Brig. Gen. William Crosby, the program officer for Army aviation, gave milestone B approval for the OH-58F program, officially moving it into the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase.

The F-model Kiowa Warrior will feature a cockpit and sensor upgrade, including digital flight controls and cockpit displays, nose-mounted...

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