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Army News
December 2022
BREAKING: Army Chooses Bell Textron's V-280 Valor Tiltrotor to Replace Black Hawk
The Army awarded Bell Textron a contract with a total ceiling of $1.3 billion for the helicopter that will replace the aging Black Hawk, Army officials announced Dec. 5. -
Army News
November 2022
Army Vertical Lift Key to Indo-Pacific Strategy
Army officials believe the service can exploit gaps in the air domain and challenge adversaries in the Pacific theater with future rotorcraft. -
Aviation
December 2018
First Flight for Sikorsky-Boeing’s Defiant Delayed Until 2019
By Yasmin TadjdehDespite plans for the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant helicopter to fly in 2018, the schedule has now slipped to next year, company executives said Dec. 12. -
Acquisition Programs
May 2017
New Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches Key Milestone
The Air Force’s combat rescue helicopter program recently passed a critical design review, paving the way for the program to proceed to an assembly, test and evaluation phase, its prime contractor Lockheed Martin announced May 30. -
Air Power
May 2017
Boeing, Leonardo Pitch Cost Savings, Flexibility for Proposed Huey Helicopter Replacement
By Vivienne MachiThe Boeing Co. and Leonardo Helicopters showed off the proposed aircraft for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation light utility helicopter, in the wake of a new draft request for proposals for the UH-1N Huey replacement. -
Aviation
April 2017
Bell Eyes Military as Potential Customer for New Concept Aircraft
By Yasmin TadjdehBell Helicopter is eyeing military customers for its new rotary-wing aircraft concept, the FCX-001. -
Air Power
June 2016
Helicopter Industry Turns Cutthroat As Defense Procurements Dwindle
By Sandra I. Erwin"<br/>The Army expects a ruling next month by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on a protest filed more than two years ago by helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland North America." -
Aviation
May 2016
Special Operations Command to Test Directed Energy Weapon on Apache
By Yasmin Tadjdeh"TAMPA, Fla. — Special Operations Command will test a laser weapon on an Apache helicopter this summer, said one official May 26. SOCOM's program executive office rotary wing is working alongside the Army’s project office for Apache Attack Helicopters to conduct a feasibility test this summer, said Col. John Vannoy, program manager for rotary wing.<br/>" -
Global Defense Market
April 2016
Airbus Seeks to Increase Exports of Made-in-USA Helicopters (UPDATED)
By Sandra I. ErwinAirbus Seeks to Increase Exports of Made-in-USA Helicopters -
Global Defense Market
March 2016
Helicopter Industry Pulls Out All the Stops to Capture Eastern European Market
By Sandra I. ErwinHelicopter Makers Airbus, Sikorsky, Bell Helicopter Pull Out All the Stops to Capture Eastern European Market
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