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Boeing, Anduril interceptor advances in US Army air defense competition
The US Army has selected Boeing to advance to Phase 2 of the Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC)…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau10 SeptUnited States Army
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The Highest Paid US Army Helicopter Pilot Ranks In 2026
The pay scale for America's rotary-wing warriors.
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US builds special B-21 hangar at Whiteman to check bomber’s stealth
The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Conti Federal Services a contract to build a specialized hangar…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau9 Sept
The US Army Flew The eVTOL Mission Profile In 1958, Then Quietly Walked Away
Why Piasecki's flying jeep was six decades ahead of its time.
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Collins awarded $472M contract for US Army Chinook avionics upgrade
The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services that support the modernization and sustainment of the CH‑47 Chinook fleet. The engineering services will deliver avionics upgrades that help integrate new capabilities more efficiently, address obsolescence and strengthen the aircraft’s avionics architecture to
H-60M Black Hawk Executes Rocket-Launch Of Anduril’s Altius-700 During Latest U.S. Army A-LE Test
During the recent Project Convergence Capstone 6, an H-60M Black Hawk crew employed an Altius-700 Air-Launched Effect to autonomously find the target, pass data across the formation, and strike. As explained by Sikorsky in an interview at Farnborugh International Airshow last month, a major focus of Armed Black Hawk’s development is on air-launched effects (A-LE): […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti1 SeptA
US Army special operations Black Hawk comes down near Denver, crew unhurt
A US Army MH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment came down during a…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau26 AugAN
US Army Special Operations MH-60 Black Hawk Crashes in Colorado Foothills, All Four Crew Safe
AviationNews – A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment went down in the rugged Colorado foothills...
160th SOAR MH-60 Black Hawk Crashes in Colorado, Crew Safe
An MH-60 Black Hawk of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area in Colorado, and the crew was able to escape without injuries. A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), has crashed in Colorado on Aug. 25, 2026. The crew was […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso25 Aug
The $472 Million Contract That Just Extended A 1960s Helicopter's Life Into The 2040s
With no replacement coming any time soon, the US Army is currently working to upgrade its Chinook fleet to fly into the 2040s.
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Security Aviation Cessna 441 Conquest II crashes in Alaska
On August 20, 2026, a twin-engine turboprop Cessna 441 Conquest II, operated by Anchorage-based charter operator Security Aviation, crashed near a remote military installation in southwest Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all eight people aboard. The flight was an on-demand charter contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transport personnel on an […]
World Airline News•Bruce Drum21 AugA
Romanian Gepard tracks US Army drone in Poland counter-drone drill
During joint counter-drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on August 18, 2026, US Army drone operators flew first-person-view aircraft for Romanian crews to…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau21 AugA
Army Selects M1 Services To Modernize Helicopter Pilot Training
The U.S. Army selected M1 Services to modernize helicopter pilot training at Fort Rucker through its new Flight School Next program.
AVweb•Amelia Walsh19 AugH
Elroy Air equips Chaparral with three delivery modes under US Army contract
Elroy Air, a leading U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for defense, rapid response and commercial logistics, today announced that the company has created three new unattended delivery modes for its Chaparral drone, developed under contract with the U.S. Army. Chaparral can now deliver payloads three ways: precision airdrop from a hover, precision airdrop
GE’s T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating for UH-60 Black Hawk
The next-generation T901, developed as part of the ITEP program, cleared the Preliminary Flight Rating and will now proceed toward full airworthiness qualification testing. The T901 engine developed by GE Aerospace to replace the T700 engines powering the U.S. Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache fleets has completed Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, the […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam17 AugAN
Airbus Secures $115 Million US Army Contract for Up to 12 New UH-72B Lakota Helicopters
AviationNews – Airbus signs USD115m deal with US Army for up to 12 more UH-72Bs, ensuring the continued modernization of the Army National Guard’s rotary-wing...
Robinson R66 beats Bell 505 to $10 Billion US Army contract
M1 Support Services (M1) announced late on Friday that it has been awarded a single-award IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion and a 26-year period of performance to provide Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) training under the Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) Program. Multiple bids had been put forward in recent months,
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M1 wins US$10bn US Army flight training contract
M1 Support Services (M1) has secured a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to US$10 billion to provide Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) training under the US Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) programme. The contract has a 26-year period of performance and forms part of the Army’s efforts to modernise rotary-wing pilot training while […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Aug
Robinson R66 emerges as U.S. Army’s new basic helicopter trainer
M1’s victory in Flight School Next effectively clears the way for the light commercial helicopter after it survived a competition that ended against the Bell 505
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier16 AugAN
US Army Selects Robinson R66 and M1 Support Services for Historic Flight School Overhaul
Aviation News – US Army Selects M1 Support Services for Flight School Next The US Army selected M1 Support Services to deliver its Flight School...