Campbell unit to receive first UH-60M

[unhappycamper]

Campbell unit to receive first UH-60M
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 16:27:52 EDT

The first UH-60M helicopter, the Army’s next generation Black Hawk, will be received Thursday at Fort Campbell, Ky., by soldiers of 4th Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

The battalion will become the first unit equipped with the aircraft in a 10 a.m. ceremony in Hangar 3, Sabre Army Heliport, according to an Army news release.

“With the integration of the U.S. Army’s Future Combat Systems and automated aircraft health monitoring, the UH-60M provides superior vertical lift and is the ‘intelligent’ choice for the battlefield of tomorrow,” the release stated.

The UH-60M helicopter is designed to operate more dependably in extreme cold weather conditions and is the result of more than 30 years of technological advancement, improved performance and real world experience.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/08/army_blackhawk_081908/

[TomInTib]

1. "extreme cold weather conditions "?

And where might that field of operations be?

Siberia?

The Arctic?