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Dan Parsons
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Air ForceWithout Funding, US Air Force UH-1N Replacement Program At ‘High Risk’ Of Two-Year Delay
The program to replace aging U.S. Air Force UH-1N Hueys could be delayed two years unless Congress extends access to $83.4 million beyond September, according to a Defense Department reprogramming […]
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Unmanned SystemsArmy Taps Raytheon Drone-Radar Combo For Urgent Counter-UAS Capability
The U.S. Army will use Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, as a near-term counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability to protect deployed units from enemy drones. Raytheon has delivered 40 […]
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InternationalReport: Mexico to Cancel MH-60R Deal
Mexico’s president elect, set to take office Dec. 1, will reportedly cancel the country’s planned purchase of eight Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters from the U.S. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told legislators […]
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ArmyArmy Futures Command To Call Texas Capital Home, Becomes Operational
A team of six Army personnel landed in Austin, Texas, on July 13 to establish a beachhead for the new Futures Command, which will bring the service’s entire modernization apparatus […]
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ArmyUH-60V Enters User Test With Northrop Avionics Software Delivery
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered software to the U.S. Army for the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter to enter limited user testing (LUT) ― a critical milestone leading into production. Under […]
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ArmyBoeing Nets $140M Deal For US Special Operations Chinooks
Boeing [BA] has received a $139.8 million contract to build four MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The heavy-lift helicopters mark the start of […]
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Navy/USMCBell Pitches 407GXi as Evolutionary Upgrade to Navy TH-57 Trainer
With its 407GXi, Bell [TXT] is offering the Navy an evolutionary upgrade to its TH-57 fleet, and the company is banking on the service seeing value in a modern version […]
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UncategorizedFirst Boeing Chinook Block II Enters Final Assembly
The first of three U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook Block II test aircraft was loaded into final assembly Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the effort to dramatically overhaul the Boeing […]
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ArmyDoD IG: Army Miscounted Apaches Needed For Training, Test
U.S. Army officials have justified the number of operational AH-64E gunships it will buy, but not the 167 Apaches the service says it needs for test and training at a […]
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ArmyBell: V-280 Built From Scratch As Production-Ready Aircraft
Call it a prototype or an experimental aircraft, but with the V-280 Valor, Bell is offering the Army a vertical lift platform it can take almost directly into production, according […]