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Sikorsky celebrates delivery of 5,000th Hawk helicopter to the US Army
Sikorsky delivered the 5,000th iconic UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the US Army. The delivery occurred during a…
2023-01-24
GE Aviation begins to assemble second T901 engine for the US Army
General Electric Aviation (GE Aviation) is preparing to assemble a second T901 turbine engine that is intended to…
2022-10-11
US Army awards Griffon, Textron with next phases of FTUAS program
Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems have been awarded the next phases of the US Army’s Future Tactical Uncrewed…
Electra.aero gets US Army contract to test blown-wing ESTOL concept
Electra.aero, a Virginia-based developer of hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, has received $1.9 million from the…
US Army scraps Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
The US Army has discontinued the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program due to resource constraints and emerging…
Bombardier Global 6500 private jet selected by US Army as spy plane prototype
The United States (US) Army has selected the Bombardier Global 6500 private jet as the prototype for the…
2024-01-04
US Army shortlists Griffon, Textron Systems to develop future tactical drone
The US Army announced having selected Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems Corporation for the next phase of the…
2023-09-27
Sikorsky challenges US Army’s FLRAA contract award to Bell
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky demanded a review of the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract award to…
2022-12-29
Nine new aviation regiments to be created in major Russian army restructuring
Major structural reforms to the Russian army, announced by the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, will increase the…
2022-12-22
Black Hawks to be replaced by tiltrotor after serving US Army for 40 years
The iconic Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk four-blade twin-engine utility military helicopters, which have served the US Army for…
2022-12-06
US Army grounds entire Chinook fleet over risk of engine fire
The US Army has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters following a small number…
2022-09-01
Taliban asks US to return Afghan army helicopters
The Taliban regime has asked the United States to hand over helicopters that were once intended for the…
2022-08-29
US Army selects AeroVironment to replace RQ-7 Shadow drone
The United States Army has awarded AeroVironment with an $8 million contract to acquire the first Future Tactical…
2022-08-22
US Army buys Penguin drone, Bayraktar TB2’s Latvian lookalike
Edge Autonomy announced a deal with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to produce an unspecified amount of…
2022-07-05
US Army, Sikorsky sign $2.3B deal for H-60M Black Hawk helicopters
The United States government and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Helicopters have signed a five-year contract worth $2.3 billion for…
2022-06-29
Australia fortifies navy and army fleet with acquisition of new helicopters
The Australian government has announced that it is expanding its fleet of helicopters with 12 new MH-60R Romeo…
2022-05-10
US Capitol evacuated after false alarm over US Army parachute team flight
Capitol Police ordered the US Capitol and surrounding federal buildings to be evacuated on the evening of April…
2022-04-21
US Army orders 4 upgraded Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $136 million
The United States Army awarded Boeing a contract ordering four new and upgraded CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters…
2021-10-05