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| | ALEA - U.S. Coast Guard - HITRON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) |
 | | The Coast Guard’s newest helicopter, the MH-68A recently received the official designation “Sting Ray.” The Sting Ray is an all-weather, short-range, armed interdiction helicopter, employing state of the art navigation, communication, and avionics equipment. |
 | | Built by Agusta Aerospace Corporation, the Sting Ray is the military version of the A109E Power civilian helicopter, and is the newest helicopter in the U.S. Coast Guard inventory. |
 | | Sting Ray aircrews interdict go-fast smuggling vessels, using incremental steps to compel the vessel to stop. |
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