The US Army announced its winner of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program that will replace thousands of its medium-lift helicopters. As expected by many, Bell’s V-280 Valor… Continue reading "US Army Selects Bell V-280 Tiltrotor as FLRAA Winner"
In mid-July the American Secretary of the Army and the British Armed Forces Minister signed an agreement to allow the UK’s participation in the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.… Continue reading "FLRAA for the British Armed Forces: Rolls-Royce and the V-280"
The Department of Defense announced on July 13 that US Special Operations Command has awarded a $30.5 million contract to Area-I, LLC for the purchase of an unspecified quantity of… Continue reading "SOCOM to Buy ALTIUS UAS"
Sikorsky (now a division of Lockheed Martin) and Boeing have revealed details on their entry for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. The new aircraft, named Defiant-X,… Continue reading "Sikorsky/Boeing Reveal Proposed Blackhawk Replacement – the Defiant X"
Sikorsky Helicopters, working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aim to fly autonomous Black Hawk series helicopters next year as part of DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System… Continue reading "DARPA Autonomous Black Hawks to Fly Next Year"
The U.S. Army has awarded 10 contracts to a number of companies worth a total of around $30 million to develop Air-Launched Effects (ALE) technologies for vertical lift aircraft planned… Continue reading "Air-Launched Effects Contracts Awarded by US Army"
The Army announced on 16th March, that Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing will be competing in the next phase of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program. Once finalized, the FLRAA will… Continue reading "US Army Selects Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing for Blackhawk Replacement Competition"