Reach Without Exposure: Air-Launched Effects Answer the US Army Helicopter’s Oldest Problem

Reach Without Exposure: Air-Launched Effects Answer the US Army Helicopter’s Oldest Problem

The helicopter's structural weakness has been the same since Vietnam: to be useful it must fly into the range of what is trying to kill it. Air-launched effects break that link. At Project Convergence Capstone 6 in July, an H-60M crew launched and controlled multiple effects over the Mojave, extending reach while the aircraft stayed at standoff distance.