⚔️ War & Conflict 2d ago · Kyle Rempfer

Air Force wants to use lasers to help protect rescue helicopters after Iran mission

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Air Force wants to use lasers to help protect rescue helicopters after Iran mission
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Four days after a daring daylight rescue mission whisked a downed American fighter pilot out of Iran under heavy fire, a notice appeared on a federal contracting website. The Air Force, it said, was seeking to upgrade its fleet of combat search and rescue helicopters to fend off heat-seeking missiles.



The timing of the contract appearing just after the high-profile mission may have been coincidental, but it highlights two issues in the Air Force’s small rescue community — a vulnerabilit

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