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Helos need upgrades to perform special ops ‘quieter, with fewer aircraft’: PEO Rotary Wing

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Special Operations Command’s fleet of MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs — operated by the 160th Nightstalkers Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) — could benefit from technology injections coming from the MV-75 Cheyenne, said PEO Rotary Wing Steve Smith.

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Helos need upgrades to perform special ops ‘quieter, with fewer aircraft’: PEO Rotary Wing

Why this matters for military families

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