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Topics related to the United States Army, particularly in relation to aviation and air operations.
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…
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…
US sends aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean to assist Israel
The US Department of Defense has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern…
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…
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…
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…
Airbus Zephyr finishes record-breaking flight with “unexpected termination”
The Airbus Zephyr 8, a solar-powered drone which holds numerous flight endurance records, finished its latest flight with…
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…
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…
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…
Boeing to deliver additional MH-47G Block II Chinooks to U.S. Army
Boeing announced that it will build six more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the U.S. Army Special Operations…
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…
Boeing lifts the veil on its FARA helicopter
Until the last minute, Boeing remained secretive about its proposal for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition…
Nighttime exercise injures 23 paratroopers [Video]
On the night of October 2 to 3, 2019, paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team jumped…