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
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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