Helicopter fuel drop drill hailed

JOINT DEFENSE EXERCISES: Pilots of the Black Hawk helicopter flew at low altitude along the Dahan River to a site in Taoyuan to simulate a frontline supply drop Staff writer, with CNA A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter on Tuesday airlifted a 500-gallon (1,892.7 liter) fuel bladder to a forward resupply point in Taoyuan, where ground crews assembled and connected the fuel system within 20 minutes as part of Taiwan’s Joint Defense Exercises, military officials said.Pilots from the Army’s 601st Aviation Brigade, part of the Third Theater of Operations, flew the helicopter at low altitude along the Dahan River before hovering over a designated site in Dasi District (大溪), they said.The crew lowered the fuel bladder by sling to troops, who quickly connected hoses and completed assembly within the mi