:

Army

Army Exploring Potential Replacement For Airbus’ UH-72A As Main Training Helicopter

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 10th, 2024

SHARE:

Army Exploring Potential Replacement For Airbus’ UH-72A As Main Training Helicopter

UH-72A Lakota Photo: Airbus.

The Army is seeking industry’s input to inform its future approach to initial rotary-wing flight training, to include potentially exploring a replacement for Airbus Helicopters’ UH-72A Lakota as its primary training helicopter. A new Request for Information (RFI) notice from the Army Aviation Center of Excellence notice published on Tuesday details an intent “to transform” Initial Entry Rotary-Wing (IERW) Flight Training at Fort Novosel, Alabama with an aim to “reduce costs, gain efficiencies and maintain or increase aviation training quality.”…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]