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Matthew Beinart
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ArmyArmy Plans For FLRAA First Unit Equipped Milestone In FY ‘31, Delayed By Protest
DENVER — The Army is planning to reach a first unit equipped milestone for its Bell [TXT]-built Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) in fiscal year 2031, a senior official […]
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ArmyTextron, Griffon Aerospace Nab Next FTUAS Inc. 2 Options, Includes Flight Tests In FY ‘25
DENVER —The Army has awarded Textron Systems [TXT] and Griffon Aerospace the third and fourth contract options for Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Inc. 2 program, which will include flight tests […]
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ArmySikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25
DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s [LMT] Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned […]
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ArmyBoeing ‘In The Works’ With Army On Next Apache Procurement Deal
DENVER — Boeing [BA] said Wednesday it’s “confident” there will be another procurement deal for the Apache attack helicopter, with a company official adding that details on the next award […]
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ArmyBoeing ‘Weeks Away’ From First CH-47F Block II Delivery, Army Plans For Milestone C In Late FY ‘25
DENVER —Boeing [BA] is “weeks away” from officially handing over the first CH-47F Block II Chinook to the Army, while a Milestone C decision to move the program into full-rate […]
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ArmyWormuth: Army’s Had Staff Level Talks About Potential Further Multi-Year Munitions Requests
The Army has held staff-level conversations about potentially expanding the list of munitions it would look to buy using new multi-year procurement authority, according to the service’s secretary. During a […]
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InternationalSenate To Take Up Foreign Aid Bills On Tuesday, ATACMS May Be Headed To Ukraine By End Of Week
Following the House’s passage this weekend of billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the Senate is set to consider the trio of supplemental spending bills […]
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Navy/USMCAeroVironment To Deliver Switchblade 300 Block 20 For Marines’ New Loitering Munitions Program
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Thursday confirmed its providing the upgraded Block 20 version of its Switchblade 300 loitering munition for the Marine Corps’ Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. The company has […]
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ArmyWormuth: Army Doesn’t Plan On ‘Either/Or’ Approach With ENVG-B, IVAS
The Army doesn’t plan to take an “either/or” approach with its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle–Binocular (ENVG-B) and Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programs, with the service’s secretary reaffirming an intent […]
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CongressJohnson Rolls Out Separate Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Aid Bills, Biden Urges Support
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday unveiled a trio of supplemental spending bills covering aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, setting a path to potentially move forward on billions […]