Army
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ArmyExcessive Helicopter Weight Challenges Army Aviation
ATLANTA–The increasing weight of Army helicopters has become such a problem a key officer believes it is limiting, as opposed to providing, options to a commander. U.S. Army Aviation […]
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ArmyArmy Gen. Scaparotti Takes Over Enforcement Of Russian Deterrence In Europe
Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove on Tuesday handed over his duties as Supreme Allied Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe to Army Gen. Curtis Scaparotti, who will undertake […]
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ArmyArmy Still Deciding On Which FVL Capability Set To First Pursue
ATLANTA–The Army has yet to decide which Future Vertical Lift (FVL) capability set it will pursue first, but the service could get closer to that decision in the fall. Richard […]
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ArmyBell Helicopter Mates V-280 Wing To Fuselage
ATLANTA—Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] achieved a major milestone in its V-280 tilt rotor aircraft development on April 21 when it mated the wing to the fuselage. Bell Director of Advanced […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term […]
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Air ForceHASC Approves $610 Billion Defense Authorization Bill, Adding Nine More Russian Rocket Engines
After a long markup ending early Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee moved forward a $610 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that mostly kept acquisition programs safe […]
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ArmyHASC Calls For Patriot Report Over Concerns Batteries, Units Over-Deployed
The House Armed Services Committee has called for an audit of the Patriot and Terminal High Area Air Defense (THAAD) system deployment and training rates in its revision of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHASC Grants Army $90 Million For Fast Fielding Of Vehicle Active Protection Systems
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has heeded the Army’s call for Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $90 million for off-the-shelf missile shields in its markup […]
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House Authorizers Want Options For Accelerating Future Vertical Lift
House authorizers want the Army to present potential options and required resources for accelerating the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, one of the service’s most important programs. The House Armed […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Authorization Bill Slashes JLENS Funds, Effectively Canceling the Program
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has eliminated most of the funding for JLENS, a tethered aerostat built for the purpose of detecting cruise missiles and aircraft, […]