Bell To Offer Conventional Helicopter For Army FARA Scout
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Instead of trying to scale down its tiltrotor technology, Bell will offer a derivative of its Bell 525. Will it have the speed and range the Army wants?
Invisible, Essential: Open Architecture For Army Aircraft
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The Army will hold five demonstrations this year for the electronic backbone of its future manned aircraft and drones. A forerunner is already entering service.
National Guard Will Get Black Hawk Replacement Early: Army Vice-Chief
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FLRAA will go to select Guard units ahead of most of the regular Army, Gen. McConville said. That’s a far cry from past conflicts over helicopters.
Will Army Uncancel CH-47F Chinook Upgrade? Sec. Esper & Gen. McConville
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The Army wants to keep its options open on upgrading its heaviest cargo helicopter. Boeing is worried the window of opportunity — and its factory — will close before the Army makes up its mind.
Baby Steps For Defiant As Army Accelerates FVL
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The Sikorsky-Boeing super-copter has just over an hour of flight time, but the Army says it has all the data it needs to accelerate the program. How?
300, 200, 100: V-280 Valor’s Latest Milestones
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Bell’s prototype tiltrotor keeps pulling ahead of rivals — but the race to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk is far from over.
Top Appropriator Urges Army To Help Him Pass Their Budget
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Is the Army doing enough to sell Congress on its five-year, $57 billion modernization plan? And does that long-term effort require a long-term leader?
AI, Initiative, & Lots Of Smart Bombs: Gen. Perna On Supplying Major Wars
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The massive Army Materiel Command needs to get a lot lighter on its feet for future conflicts, its four-star chief says.
FVL: Army, Marines, SOCOM Release Ambitious Specs For Future Aircraft
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The Army wants a lot out of its Black Hawk replacement, at $43 million apiece — but the Marines and special operators want even more.
Multi-Domain Networks: The Army, The Allies & AI
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Even with Australia, one of our closest allies, it can be hard to share data. And the Army’s future war plans require seamless network coordination with the other US services and foreign allies.