AAAA Summit 2025

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Army plan to cut its AH-64D Apaches could open those airframes up for foreign military sales
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A new U.S. Army plan to cut its MQ-1C Gray Eagle will leave a gap in surveillance and strike missions that the service isn’t yet sure how to fill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army intends to slash the total fleet of ME-11B aircraft that will fly high-altitude surveillance and targeting.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army, Sikorsky and GE Aerospace this week for the first time used the T901 engine to bring a helicopter to hover.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Robinson Helicopters thinks the time is right for a foray into U.S. military programs as the Army plans to reshape its pilot training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is showcasing a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) role for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company targets international interest in the concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s broad restructuring of its aviation component will be painful as many units will be inactivated, but that pain is needed, a top officer argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s plan to end the Improved Turbine Engine Program may not be final, as budget deliberations may extend development of the GE Aerospace T901.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army wants to speed up fielding the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as it reprioritizes its aviation planning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will cancel a nascent program to field surveillance uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will cancel a 19-year-old program to develop an improved common engine for its helicopter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
To Congress, U.S. Army leaders defended a recent proposal to retire about half the Boeing AH-64 Apache fleet and buy more drones in place of helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Called launched effects, uncrewed air vehicles (UAV) were first launched from the ground forces at the front.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Whisper Aero has unveiled plans to develop a family of hybrid-electric autonomous cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression using a UH-60 Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hegseth has instructed the U.S. Army to put more urgency into key weapons programs and alter some of its structure, including in aviation.
Budget, Policy & Operations