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An ongoing study is focusing on reviving the military variant of the former Short Brothers Sherpa utility aircraft for the defense and firefighting markets.

A presolicitation notice on May 23 by the Army’s contracting agency calls for industry to submit ideas for a 1-ton-capable, cargo uncrewed aircraft system.

The rapid growth of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based rocket developer comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.

The U.S. Army is eyeing increased production of the Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, with a solicitation targeting a new manufacturing site for the missiles.

Eric Fanning, head of the Aerospace Industries Association, laid out a list of new legislative priorities.

With FARA canceled and FLRAA’s design changed, U.S. Special Operations Command is adjusting its own modernization goals.

The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.

AeroVironment plans to test a long-endurance flight of its Horus high-altitude pseudo satellite, as it pitches its modular payload for military missions.

The U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft recently completed a preliminary design review, with the tiltrotor incorporating special-operations tweaks.

The main surprise in the defense microelectronics manufacturer Mercury Systems' third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings report was a net loss of $44.6 million.

With the U.S. Army’s cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, U.S. Special Operations Command is reviewing its A/MH-6 helicopter fleet

The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.

Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.

Cancellation of the U.S. Army’s scout helicopter program is driving focus on UAS and uncrewed teaming.

Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.

In 2008 Piasecki and Boeing revealed they had worked together on a “minimum” modification of the Chinook, called the Tilt Duct CH-47.

Leonardo diverted the latest new-build TH-73A Thrasher training helicopter for the U.S. Navy for display at the Army Aviation Association of America summit.

MD Helicopters is expanding the weapons capability of its AH530 Cayuse Warrior light attack scout helicopter to include Lockheed's AGM-112 Hellfire missile.

Airbus is proposing an uncrewed logistics version of the UH-72B Lakota.

An updated model of the Bell V-280 shows that the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) design is evolving from the demonstrator that won the competition.

The Mojave started with the U.S. Marine Corps as a short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) UAS.

The U.S. Army announced April 24 that it awarded options to both Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to conduct flight demonstrations for its Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) program.

U.S. Army is beginning a plan to tailor each of its Combat Aviation Brigades (CAB) to individual missions.