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The Army’s Extended Range Multi-Purpose (ERMP) unmanned aerial system (UAS) program awaits a signed Acquisition Decision Memorandum, allowing it to move into limited rate production, a service official said. The […]

A major review of U.S. defense strategy and weapon systems conducted every four years will this year recommend institutionalizing lessons learned in recent counterinsurgency warfare by purchasing more rotary wing […]

The Army is leveraging the capabilities of its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and manned systems, finding the coordinated effort a steadily increasing combat capability, soldiers said. That works very, very […]

The Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project office plans a number of improvements in fiscal year 2010 to current systems as well as fielding the most advanced systems to support […]

The Air Force’s 12th Reconnaissance Squadron out of Beale AFB, Calif., launched a Block 10, RQ-4 Global Hawk, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recently to assist with the humanitarian aid mission […]

Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] Feb. 1 launched its new technology development organization at ceremonies in Hartford, Conn. The mission of the new Sikorsky Innovations is to develop and mature the technologies, […]

The Defense Department acknowledges Army aviation is a vital part of the current conflicts, and is reflected in the $143.3 billion Army budget and $102 billion Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) […]

Army aviation leadership was recently briefed on an extended science-and-technology initiative to build two options for a future vertical-lift aircraft to be used a decade or more in the future. […]