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Army Special Ops’ Little Bird helo here to stay until future vertical lift
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command won’t be replacing its urban, nimble “street fighter” helicopter anytime soon.
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Legacy trainers generating extra costs for helicopter pilot school
The Army is having to keep some legacy trainer helicopters in its fleet at the initial entry rotary-wing training schoolhouse due to a still pending and yearslong lawsuit — and it is generating extra costs.
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Armed reconnaissance still biggest gap in US Army aviation
The Army repeatedly stressed at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit that the biggest gap it has is the one left open when it retired its armed reconnaissance helicopter — the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior — without replacing the fleet with a new aircraft.
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Army to hold flight demo to develop next-gen unmanned aircraft
Nearly mirroring its approach to examine the art-of-the-possible for a Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the Army plans to conduct a science & technology-level demonstration of a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system that would replace Shadow and Gray Eagle.
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Budgetary fallout: Helo engine replacement effort comes to a halt
Efforts underway to develop the next-generation engine for UH-60 Black Hawk utility and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will come to a complete stop this week as it operates under last year’s funding levels, according to an Army acquisition official.
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Army Special Ops’ Little Bird helo here to stay until future vertical lift
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command won’t be replacing its urban, nimble “street fighter” helicopter anytime soon.
-
Legacy trainers generating extra costs for helicopter pilot school
The Army is having to keep some legacy trainer helicopters in its fleet at the initial entry rotary-wing training schoolhouse due to a still pending and yearslong lawsuit — and it is generating extra costs.
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Armed reconnaissance still biggest gap in US Army aviation
The Army repeatedly stressed at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit that the biggest gap it has is the one left open when it retired its armed reconnaissance helicopter — the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior — without replacing the fleet with a new aircraft.
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Army to hold flight demo to develop next-gen unmanned aircraft
Nearly mirroring its approach to examine the art-of-the-possible for a Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the Army plans to conduct a science & technology-level demonstration of a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system that would replace Shadow and Gray Eagle.
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Budgetary fallout: Helo engine replacement effort comes to a halt
Efforts underway to develop the next-generation engine for UH-60 Black Hawk utility and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will come to a complete stop this week as it operates under last year’s funding levels, according to an Army acquisition official.
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Army Special Ops’ Little Bird helo here to stay until future vertical lift
The U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command won’t be replacing its urban, nimble “street fighter” helicopter anytime soon.
-
Legacy trainers generating extra costs for helicopter pilot school
The Army is having to keep some legacy trainer helicopters in its fleet at the initial entry rotary-wing training schoolhouse due to a still pending and yearslong lawsuit — and it is generating extra costs.
-
Armed reconnaissance still biggest gap in US Army aviation
The Army repeatedly stressed at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit that the biggest gap it has is the one left open when it retired its armed reconnaissance helicopter — the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior — without replacing the fleet with a new aircraft.
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Army to hold flight demo to develop next-gen unmanned aircraft
Nearly mirroring its approach to examine the art-of-the-possible for a Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the Army plans to conduct a science & technology-level demonstration of a next-generation tactical unmanned aircraft system that would replace Shadow and Gray Eagle.
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Budgetary fallout: Helo engine replacement effort comes to a halt
Efforts underway to develop the next-generation engine for UH-60 Black Hawk utility and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will come to a complete stop this week as it operates under last year’s funding levels, according to an Army acquisition official.


















