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2014 Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum
By CW4 Joseph L. Pisano, Sr., Retired The Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL was the site of the AAAA 30th Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum November 3-4. The event, which was initiated in 1983, has proven to be a critical asset to our warfighters. Maintainers, research and development, acquisition, training and doctrine personnel, and operator-Soldiers from across the Aviation Enterprise gathered once again to seek solutions to better protect Aviation Soldiers as they continue to support the ground commanders’ needs around the globe. The Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum is one of the ways the Association fulfills its mission statement: “AAAA:...
Learn More41st Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium
By Ms. Sofia Bledsoe The Army aviation community had the opportunity to collaborate during the 41st annual Army Aviation Association of America Joseph P. Cribbins Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. Nov. 5-6. AAAA Functional Award Winners (l to r): MG (Ret.) Jim Myles (Dyncorp); SSG Daniel M. Lewis; LTC Alexander G. Deraney; LTC Thomas C. Petty, CSM Stephen P. McCabe, and MAJ George J. Plys; MAJ Courtney L. Kiluk and 1SG Casey E. Roberts; and representing SGT Sergio Roman II the UAS Soldier of the year, LTC John Brohm. / PHOTO BY SOFIA BLEDSOE, PEO AVN...
Learn MoreInnovative Solutions For Defenders Of Our Freedom
SPECIAL FOCUS – Industry Support and Challenges By Ms. Monika Crannell Yulista Aviation, Inc. (YAI), a subsidiary of Yulista Holding, understands that Army Aviation is an essential element of both the present and future battlefield. In supporting this mission, our aviation roots run deep providing a reputation of responsiveness and customer focus. YAI (an ANC 8(a) company) was strategically developed to perform aviation integration efforts for the Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and eventually replace Yulista Management Services (YMS) as the prime contractor supporting the PIF. The PIF’s primary role is providing rapid response solutions to our...
Learn MoreImproving Mission Readiness Through Common Test Equipment
SPECIAL FOCUS – Industry Support and Challenges By Mr. Kevin Steidel and Dr. Charles Ryan The Department of Defense has aircraft numbering in the thousands with the U.S. Army maintaining the largest quantity of rotary wing aircraft. With over a dozen unique aviation platforms that have several variants each, growing maintenance logistics are consuming more and more of a shrinking budget. Taming these opposing forces requires common solutions. Common Needs, Uncommon Support Reduction of aviation maintenance cost is a long standing goal for all branches of the DoD and common support equipment has become a proven method toward achieving that...
Learn MoreExelis and U.S. Army Aviation: A Legacy of Innovation
SPECIAL FOCUS – Industry Support and Challenges By Mr. Rick L. Rife Exelis, previously the defense business segment of ITT Corporation, was launched in October 2011 as an independent company. Today, we remain a trusted partner with government, commercial and international customers, focusing on mission-critical C4ISR solutions that are affordable, platform-agnostic and designed to defeat threats now and into the future. Much of our work with U.S. Army Aviation centers on electronic warfare (EW) and the Army’s need to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum and ensure aircraft survivability against a range of evolving threats. EW is an Exelis core capability –...
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