U.S. Army

U.S. startup Hydroplane plans to hover-test a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in a light helicopter under an extension to a small-business contact awarded by the U.S. Army.

The U.S. Army has begun auctioning off Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters, potentially to make way for the arrival of Blk. II models.

New efforts to field drones rapidly include Drone Dominance scrimmages and an easy-to-use portal on which to order UAS.

Nuclear fusion rocket power; Matrix autonomy joins the Army; ship-to-shore contested logistics; and sulfur’s role in contrails formation.

Four bidders remain in the Flight School Next program as the U.S. Army weighs a shift to single-engine aircraft and contractor-led training.

Army’s FARA cancellation freed $4.4B, but GAO reports $2.3B shifted to non-aviation projects like barracks upgrades and OSD priorities.

The Pentagon on March 25 rolled out another series of agreements with major contractors to increase production of key munitions as the department looks to increase industrial capacity by outlining a clear demand signal for weapons.

The U.S. Army is refining its approach for the next increment of its short-range air defense system.

The U.S. Army within a few days in mid-March ordered thousands of reconnaissance drones. .

A technological development launched by DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (Alias) program a dozen years ago is now a testbed.

The U.S. Army has picked three vendors to provide initial long-range uncrewed systems to be fielded later this year.

Gulf airlines continue to face heavy disruption, while U.S. carriers deal with a fuel cost surge and must compete against largely hedged European airlines.

Robinson Helicopter is growing its business with new uncrewed aircraft, military training bids and development of a larger utility helicopter.

The U.S. Army is weeks away from fielding its first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon battery.

The U.S. Army is finally taking on the procurement in addition to the operational responsibility of the THAAD system from the Missile Defense Agency.

Pittsburgh-based Near Earth is flight-testing its modular autonomy system in a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk.

Anduril did not win a $20 billion check from the U.S. Army on March 13, as announced, but instead a consolidated contracting vehicle.

Avio is considering how to speed up U.S. missile motor production, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East pointing to demand greatly surpassing projections.

An anti-ship version of the U.S. Army’s newest long-range, surface-to-surface missile has completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin said.

A new U.S. Army online marketplace for counter uncrewed aircraft systems is now hosting more than 90 products.

Bell officials say they are confident in their proposal to make the company’s 505 JetRanger X the Army’s next rotary-wing training helicopter.

Bell is starting assembly of the fuselage of the prototype MV-75 tiltrotor for the U.S. Army.

The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft under development by Bell for a DARPA project to fly a high-speed VTOL demonstrator has been designated the X-76.

In the drive to bring innovations to aviation, the Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk is emerging as a leading candidate for upgrades in defense.

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