U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Nojunas, a Soldier assigned to Bravo company, 4-3 Attack Helicopter Battalion, conducts aerial gunnery ...
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Is the US Army Giving Up on the Helicopter?

The ongoing Ukraine War has shown the limits of helicopters, particularly in comparison to drones that can carry out many of the same functions at a lower cost.
The U.S. Army recently released its second Sources Sought Notification (SSN) to accelerate the acquisition of the ...
U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Nojunas, a Soldier assigned to Bravo company, 4-3 Attack Helicopter Battalion, conducts aerial gunnery ...
Boeing and Leonardo will pursue together the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) contract. Boeing and Leonardo announced a new partnership to jointly pursue the ...
Operation Flyswatter tested the AH-64E Version 6 Apache for its networked, data linked combat capabilities against a variety of asymmetric unmanned aerial ...
They call it the CH-47F Chinook, and even since the early years of the 1960s it has traveled the skies of the world, scaring people with its unorthodox design, but helping the American military and ...
This year, as IMH prepares for its 25th edition, it feels like the right moment to pause and share some reflections. A ...
One of the newest additions to the helicopter fleet of the United States is by far the fastest attack helicopter on the planet, only introduced to the service in 2010. Its overall design is somewhat ...
Following up on a promise from September, the US Army has inked a contract with Boeing to acquire the company’s latest CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopter. The nine-aircraft order, valued at $461 ...
Adapting “loyal wingman” drones to helicopters is a fundamentally different challenge than adopting them to planes, as helicopters are far slower and operate at significantly lower altitudes. The ...
Sikorsky team members remove a T901 engine from it shipping crate at the Sikorsky facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. (David Hylton/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army has not yet terminated the Improved ...