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How to name a military helicopter
US Army aircraft baptized after Native Americans

When a military helicopter is baptized in the United States, it is generally given a name linked to the indigenous Americans. The Boeing AH-64 "Apache" probably immediately comes to mind, dedicated precisely to a native population of the south-western area of North America. The same thing if we think of the Sikorsky UH-60 "Black Hawk", whose name derives from the warrior chief of the Sauk tribe who...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency