U.S. Army

Sikorsky is staying positive.

As the Pentagon rolled out its budget proposal earlier this spring, the U.S. Air Force was circulating its own legislative proposal to other services.

Raytheon is rolling out a new AI-powered electro-optical sensor it is targeting for integration on the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift aircraft.

President Joe Biden has chosen a new uniformed leader for the U.S. Army.

The GAO denial of Sikorsky’s FLRAA protest shows the Army prioritized Bell’s submission detail and open systems architecture over Sikorsky’s much lower cost.

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

The SeaOnyx appears to be a new derivative of the Phenix Solutions Ultra UAS series, which features a coaxial rotor for vertical lift.

The Defense Department Comptroller recently posted a series of multiyear procurement estimates on its fiscal 2024 budget information website.

Lisa Atherton, Bell’s chief operating officer, has been named the rotorcraft company’s next CEO.

A new L3Harris cruise missile is coming to the Bell AH-1Z Viper.

Connecticut lawmakers are frustrated that they still have not received a briefing from the Army that explains their reasoning for selecting Bell's FLRAA bid.

A prototype of the basketball-sized XTS-210 engine is planned for delivery to the U.S. Army in 2024.

Spending over a 4-year period between fiscal '24-'27 on development and procurement across all five hypersonic weapon programs will total nearly $11.9 billion.

The Multi-Domain Operations Radar for Air-Launched Effects (ALE) has entered the competitive phase of the acquisition process.

The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft award is coming later than expected and Future Long-Range Attack Aircraft prototypes are slipping deliveries.

Nine U.S. soldiers were killed when two Sikorsky HH-60 Black Hawks collided during night training.

In recent years, the military services have taken steps to increase the use of SAF in its operations, but not always with much success.

The industry team will build and test an airbreathing propulsion subsystem for the proposed DeepStrike-Extended Range concept.

The Army has a requirement for a new missile with a range over 1,000 km. that can still be fired from existing mobile launchers.

The initial $10 million award was announced March 16 by the General Services Administration.

The test of the Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant radio terminal was developed under an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract.

The budget documents offer the first glimpse of the procurement profile for the boost-glide missile that is common with the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.

Delivery of the first GE Aerospace T901 engines to Bell and Sikorsky for integration into their FARA prototypes has been delayed until early 2024.

Stockpiling long-lead components of missiles may be another way for the U.S. to rapidly increase weapons production, the Army’s chief of staff says.

The U.S. Army wants $1.5 billion for its Future Vertical Lift programs.