U.S. Army

By Steve Trimble
A May 20 announcement in the Oval Office marks the first step in moving the Golden Dome initiative for air and missile defense into reality at a record pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s targeting of major Army Aviation priorities came as a surprise to many, and officials question the ramifications.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has begun for-credit certification flight testing of a Robinson R66 light helicopter equipped with SkyOS, a fly-by-wire flight control system.
Advanced Air Mobility

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 Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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
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 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 wants to speed up fielding the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as it reprioritizes its aviation planning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on May 13 confirmed Troy Meink to be the secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
White House and Pentagon plans are already taking aim at military programs before a formal budget rollout.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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 Brian Everstine
An interim Air Force One and SpaceX-modified Marine One are among the early Trump administration changes to the U.S. military’s VIP fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
RTX and the former cyber and intelligence business it spun out last year have agreed to pay the U.S. government $8.4 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
An undisclosed hypersonic missile test on April 25 validated the launch mechanism for the U.S. Navy Conventional Prompt Strike weapon program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Graham Warwick
Near Earth Autonomy is to demonstrate a retrofit kit to convert the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to uncrewed capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new fleet of small, hydrogen-powered, long-range drones could soon become a feasible option to operate from remote, austere bases.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The imminent kickoff of the Enduring High-Energy Laser program gives industry a platform to mainstream directed-energy technology.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Army officials are beginning to grasp the challenges of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The U.S. Army is overhauling most of its major aircraft fleets, including rotary-wing, C4ISR and uncrewed platforms.
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