Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Recon Helicopter Performs First Flight Demos for Army Leaders

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For the first time, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, flew its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototype in two demonstrations this week for service leaders and soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In demonstrations Tuesday and Thursday, the S-97 Raider, which is based on the company’s X2 coaxial-rotor technology, flew high-speed passes, hovered and showed …

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VA Wants Dramatic Budget Increase, Continuing Trend of Soaring Spending

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough urged Congress on Thursday to back a massive funding increase to boost efforts in homelessness assistance and suicide prevention, and address the agency’s crumbling and outdated medical infrastructure. McDonough testified before a House Appropriations Committee subpanel that oversees the VA’s funding, highlighting the need to dramatically increase the …

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Fort Jackson soldier caught on video berating Black man is charged with assault

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A White soldier shown in a viral Instagram video getting into an altercation with a Black man has been arrested and charged with third degree assault and battery, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina. The incident happened on Monday in Columbia, South Carolina. Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland, 42, told a …

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