AUSA 2024

By Steve Trimble
As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The T901 engine, first developed for reengining the Black Hawk and the AH-64 Apache, was tapped to be installed on FARA before the Army canceled that program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Army on Oct. 9 released a request for information (RFI) for its future helicopter pilot training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Army first stood down its rotary-wing fleets in April 2023 following a series of crashes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 1.6-mi.-range Teaser missile is now in production with a warhead suited for attacking enemy troops and light vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Service officials have maintained that a successful test of the missile is needed by the close of 2024 as it looks to field the weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Each family member is distinct in terms of shape and performance capabilities, a design artifact from their origins as targets for testing counter-UAS weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Commercial electronics producers, including those in East Asia, could be vital to the U.S. war effort.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon announced the THAAD deployment on Oct. 13, stating that it will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing informed the service that its H-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache production lines are not going to be affected by the announced layoffs.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
With CCA increasingly eyed for EW, Leonardo has developed a lightweight, low-cost, stand-in jamming capability that could help protect force packages.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare