US Army picks 5 teams to design new attack recon helicopter The Army awarded five contracts to design Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft by early next year. By: Jen Judson April 23, 2019
Coming soon: More complex, air-launched drone demonstrations Increasingly complex demonstrations of air-launched UAS will pave the way for the Army's advanced manned-unmanned teaming concept for aircraft. By: Jen Judson April 23, 2019
US Army postpones demo plans for next-gen unmanned aircraft Next-generation UAS development will have to wait, says the Army's aviation development director at Combat Capabilities Development Command. By: Jen Judson April 18, 2019
What will be the fate of the Chinook? Even the Army isn’t sure Has the Army made up its mind about not fielding the CH-47F Block II helicopter to the conventional force? Boeing hopes not. By: Jen Judson April 17, 2019
The Army has a plan for China, and it’s bad news for JLTV and the Chinook Moving to focus in the Pacific means systems designed for Afghanistan may need to go, according to Army Secretary Mark Esper. By: Aaron Mehta April 17, 2019
Bell V-280 flies with system that can see through aircraft Lockheed Martin's Pilotage Distributed Aperture System took flight in Bell's V-280 Valor, giving the pilot and crew a 360 degree view outside the aircraft. By: Jen Judson April 16, 2019
US Army is unimpressed with lightweight munition options for unmanned aircraft The Army has looked at available lightweight precision munitions and hasn't found one with which it wants to move forward. By: Jen Judson April 15, 2019
Soldiers bore brunt of strap pack nut problem with AH-64 helos, says acting FORSCOM chief The deputy commander of U.S. Army Forces Command says the problem with the AH-64E's strap pack nut put the force into a tailspin that crashed landed on the backs of soldiers. By: Jen Judson April 15, 2019