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Dan Parsons
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Unmanned SystemsBell Moving to Scale Up Autonomous Delivery Drones for U.S. Military
Bell [TXT] is developing the scalability and flight control software of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) family of vehicles to meet U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army requirements, […]
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Air ForcePrice, Niche Mission Keys to Boeing-Leonardo Win For UH-1N Replacement
At last week’s U.S. Air Force Association conference at National Harbor, Maryland, the eyes of Boeing [BA] officials had a knowing glint when they discussed the Boeing-Leonardo bid of the […]
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Navy/USMCBell Unveils V-247 Autonomous Tiltrotor and It’s the Size of a Huey
Bell [TXT] unveiled the full-size mockup of its V-247 autonomous tiltrotor Sept. 25, and it is much larger than a scale-model suggests. Just outside the company’s booth at the Modern […]
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Air Force
Boeing-Leonardo Team Takes $2.4 Billion Contract To Replace Air Force Huey Fleet
A team of Boeing [BA] and Leonardo helicopters were chosen by the Air Force to replace the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey fleet with 84 helicopters under a $2.38 billion contract. […]
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ArmyFresh From Afghanistan, US National Guard Chinooks Patrol Flooded NC
OVER EASTERN, N.C. — Before lifting off from Raleigh, N.C., pilot Peter Doerr, a chief warrant officer with the Maryland Army National Guard explains the day’s humanitarian relief mission and […]
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ArmyConsensus Defense Funding Bill Boosts Army, Navy Rotorcraft Procurement
A consensus spending bill agreed to by U.S. House and Senate budgeters would fully fund military rotorcraft procurement programs and boost funding for Army helicopters and Marine Corps tiltrotors. The […]
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Navy/USMCMilitary Has Florence Surrounded With Ships, Aircraft To Ensure Quick Response
Two U.S. Marine Corps amphibious ships, loaded with 16 helicopter and six V-22s, are tailing Hurricane Florence as it barrels toward the Carolinas so they can deploy inland and immediately […]
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Navy/USMCIndustry Spooled Up For Navy Helicopter Trainer Competition
Hard at work on a formal set of requirements, the U.S. Navy is not saying much about its effort to replace its aging TH-57 training helicopter, but the competition is […]
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InternationalEcuador Receives Sikorsky M28 Short-Takeoff Aircraft
An M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft built at PZL Mielec, a facility in Poland owned by Sikorsky [LMT] has arrived in Ecuador following a trans-Atlantic flight. Delivered five […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Sikorsky Nears First Flight Of Black Hawk Robotic Co-Pilot Retrofit Kit
Sikorsky is nearing completion of the first UH-60 outfitted with an aftermarket robotic copilot kit that can help plan and execute missions in concert with a pilot either in the […]