U.S. Army

<p>Aviation Week Staff</p>
Ocean Ships, Inc. has been awarded a $1,114,495,567 contract for the operation and maintenance of seven government-owned Oceanographic Survey vessels.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army on April 30 released a 3 1/2-year schedule for reselecting a supplier for the Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) Increment 4 program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce says endurance and altitude testing of the engines for the U.S. Army MV-75 Cheyenne II are due later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Firestorm Labs raised $82 million to scale up production and fielding of its xCell containerized manufacturing system, which enables 3D printing of drones
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The Trump administration’s first long-range spending plan raises planned outlays for offensive missile procurement sevenfold.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation plans to conduct a demonstration flight of its S4-T uncrewed aircraft next week at its plant in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is looking at ways to do its own aerial refueling and get more training for its special operations helicopter crews, as it works to bring on modified MV-75 Cheyenne IIs for them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) revealed the Army’s fiscal 2027 budget excludes funding for the program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has expedited T901 engine development for the U.S. Army and reduced costs despite program uncertainty.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon's budget largely excludes Army aviation, raising concerns amidst broader defense spending increases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The MV-75 plan is a “success-oriented schedule,” with as much flexibility taken out as possible to meet the demands of top Army leaders, officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army denies that the stockpile of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PRSMs) was exhausted early in the war against Iran.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The undefeatable ballistic missile in the future will be hypersonic, cheap, and long-range, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief for artillery says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A planned convergence of field artillery and air defense units within the U.S. Army will drive investments in common sensors, launchers and fire control systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army wants a different platform than the Stryker to replace the remaining Avenger batteries for mobile, short-range air defense (M-SHORAD).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Army official said a deployed artillery unit exhausted the full inventory of Lockheed Martin PRSM missiles early in the war against Iran last month.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile for the U.S. Army will be recompeted.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Three bidders, including Bell and M1 Support Services, advance to the final phase of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, which aims to overhaul rotary-wing training with a new fleet of single-engine turbine helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Brian Everstine
New efforts to field drones rapidly include Drone Dominance scrimmages and an easy-to-use portal on which to order UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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