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.
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?
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.
FVL: Next Steps For UH-60 & Shadow Replacements In ‘Weeks’
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How can Army accelerate its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft when one leading contender started flight tests just seven days ago?
NGCV: Hard Choices In Bradley Replacement, RFP Out Friday
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Army Vice-Chief Tapped For CSA, First Time Since 1999
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No Army vice-chief has won the top job since Eric Shinseki. But Gen. McConville brings some unique credentials.