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US Army preps mission tech for future helicopter, despite engine delay
Problems with a next-generation engine program delayed prototype flights by roughly a year, but the Army isn’t resting while it waits.
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US and UK sign cooperation agreement for future vertical lift programs
The U.S. and the United Kingdom are beginning a formal exploration on how they might cooperate on Future Vertical Lift programs.
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Army projects 2 year delay getting new engine into UH-60 fleet
ITEP’s delayed installation into future helicopter prototypes has had a ripple effect on the fleet set to be upgraded with the next-gen engine.
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Future Army recon helicopter will still need pilots, study finds
Maj. Gen. Walter Rugen, the director of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team, hailed the closely held analysis as “very informative.”
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Army’s future attack helicopter analysis unlikely to alter program
The Army’s analysis of alternatives for FARA comes late in a prototyping effort, but its findings are unlikely to result in any major changes.
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US Army’s new helicopter engine hit with another delay
The U.S. Army’s ITEP engine is delayed again, raising questions for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program’s schedule.
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Sikorsky won’t sue US Army after GAO rejected protest over future helo
The company has announced it’s reached the end of the road in its pursuit of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.
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US Army says open system requirements clear for next-gen helicopter
Lockheed’s future assault aircraft proposal lacked detail needed to validate its design had an open architecture at sub-system levels, the GAO found.
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Will German purchase of Boeing Chinooks relieve pressure on US Army?
The U.S. Army is hoping the latest foreign military sale of the CH-47 will alleviate pressure to buy the latest variant for its own active duty force.
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US Army makes largest helicopter award in 40 years
The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.
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