Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing’s [BA] SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter reached speeds over 100 knots during its latest flight demonstration, as the two companies prepare for an Army downselect decision in March to continue forward in the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The Jan. 13 ...
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The Army has canceled its current solicitation effort for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) with a plan to evaluate and revise the program’s requirements before restarting the competition in the future, officials told reporters on Thursday. Bruce Jette, the Army’s top acquisition ...
The Army’s fiscal year 2021 budget, expected to be released in mid-February, will include another round of program cuts as the service looks to free up additional funds required to shift from prototyping new weapon systems to buying the first low-rate production units. Army Secretary Ryan ...
As the Army continues to push toward building autonomous capabilities into its next-generation combat vehicles and aircraft, the service’s chief said Tuesday he envisions a ‘minimally-manned’ fleet of platforms rather than moving to completely unmanned systems. “A lot of people look at ...
The Army Secretary on Friday acknowledged the disparity in flight hours for two of the main offerings vying for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, reiterating that the competition will move forward in line with the service’s continued modernization push. Ryan McCarthy’s ...
The Army’s tactical network modernization team has begun soliciting white papers to find new technologies to be included in its second capability drop in fiscal year 2023, ranging from low and mid-Earth orbit satellite systems to network transport tools. The request for white papers was released ...
