Army

Bob King, president of the International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural, Implement Workers of America (UAW) sent letters last week to the chairmen and ranking members of the House […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –With Defense Department approval of a second multiyear production contract for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, the Army is now focused on negotiating the contract with manufacturer Boeing [BA], […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The Army will buy fewer Boeing [BA] Apache Block III helicopters in the next few years as it works to save money as the defense budget contracts, but […]

Due to strong industry interest in the Army’s first radio procurement stemming from the Network Integration Exercises (NIE) and Acquisition Agile Process, the service plans an Industry day for April […]

ReconRobotics, a developer and provider of micro-robotics systems used by the Army and Marine Corps and law enforcement agencies, has acquired the systems engineering firm Xollai, LLC, boosting its capabilities […]

Rockwell Collins [COL] said yesterday the company will provide cockpit replacement parts for its Common Avionics Architecture System for the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) under a $17.2-million […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–At a time of fiscal austerity and ruthless pruning of non-performing programs, the UH-72A light utility helicopter, a commercial-off-the-shelf procurement, has been “performing admirably,” says the project officer for […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bell Helicopter and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, both Textron Inc. [TXT] companies said they have teamed up to develop a Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Lab in Huntsville, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) yesterday displayed its first new helicopter in 15 years, a single engine turbine armed helicopter, the MD 540F, which could be a candidate for a […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The Army is awaiting official Pentagon approval for its work on an Armed Aerial Scout (AAS), the program executive officer for aviation said.  An Analysis of Alternatives is about […]