The Army is naming its short-range air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell William Stout, who saved lives in Vietnam.
The Air Force plans to buy up to 80 of these helicopters to replace their fleet of Vietnam-era Hueys and patrol nuclear missile fields.
The first field-ready MH-139 is in final assembly, and is slated to be delivered in 2024.
The USS Ronald Reagan, along with the guided missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Robert Smalls, arrived in Da Nang on Sunday for the visit.
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