A phrog for combat
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The Marine Corps' CH-46E medium lift helicopter can and should be optimized to perform its missions. The CH-46E can carry as many as 15 combat loaded Marines, with all the aircraft survivability equipment installed and two .50 caliber machine guns, on a long-range assault of 200 miles. The present CH-46E can meet the CH-46E operational requirement document (ORD) mission profile range of 100 nautical miles by making a tradeoff between fuel and payload. Its armor is necessary to protect it against small arms fire, which it is likely to encounter when inserting Marines in landing zones. The effectiveness of such armor has been demonstrated in the Vietnam war. Its ALQ-157 infrared missile jammer is effective against infrared missile threat widely used in areas where Marines usually operate.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 1998
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Final phase of MV-22 return-to-flight plan begins
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Marine Corps Commandant Gen James L. Jones flew on an MV-22 Osprey at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, CA, on Jun 17, 2000. The flight marked the beginning of the the third and final phase of a return-to- flight plan established after an Osprey crash on Apr 8, 2000, that killed 19 Marines. The MV-22 is being evaluated with regard to its suitability and effectiveness for operational use by the naval fleet. The evaluation will form the basis of a decision on whether or not full rate production of the aircraft will proceed.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2000
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The CH-53E SLEP: too little, too late, too expensive! The case for new heavy-lift production
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The feasibility of the proposed CH-53E Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) has been assessed keeping in mind the current dependency of the Operating Forces on CH-53E, the schedule for the delivery of the first upgraded fleet aircraft and the remanufacturing cost estimates. In the author's opinion production of a new CH-53K with a simple design would serve the purpose rather than waiting for the CH-53E SLEP.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2003
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