Army ponders future of scout helicopter fleet.

PositionFrom the Natonal Defense Blog

* Big changes could be on the way for the Army's aviation brigades, including the divestment of several aircraft such as the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior.

Army officials are discussing an aviation strategy that would use AH-64 Apaches, teamed with Shadow and Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems, to conduct the scouting missions currently flown by the Kiowa, said Maj. Gen. Kevin Mangum, commanding general of the Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker.

"You can imagine the love notes I've gotten over that...

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