Army
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ArmyInterview with Rolls-Royce’s AE 1107 Program Director, Scott Ames provides updates on the development of the AE 1107
Scott Ames, Rolls-Royce’s AE 1107 program director, sits down to deliver a key update on the development of the AE 1107 engine powering the Army’s future MV-75 Cheyenne — the […]
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ArmyYearly Production Capacity Of More Than 100 AE 1107F Engines For MV-75, Rolls-Royce Says
INDIANAPOLIS—Rolls-Royce plans to deliver two AE 1107F engines for the first of six prototype Bell [TX] MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotors for the Army by the end of the year in […]
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ArmyFirehawk Live Fires Hydra-70 Rockets Shortly After Army Award
Shortly after receiving an Army award to develop Hydra-70 rockets as a potential alternative supplier, Firehawk Aerospace last Friday said it successfully conducted six live-fire tests of the rocket to […]
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ArmyAV Nabs $51 Million Switchblade 600 Order With Deliveries To U.S. Army, FMS Customer
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday said it’s received a $51 million order from the Army to deliver additional Switchblade 600 loitering munitions. The deal was placed under a five-year, potentially $990 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Begins Assessing Counter-Drone Technology To Aid Countermine Efforts
FORT BRAGG, N.C.—An ongoing experimentation effort by the Army examining new technologies to effectively and safely breach minefields and other obstacles has added a counter-drone system to the mix to […]
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ArmyArmy Eyes Deal To Boost GMLRS Production To 19,000 Rockets Annually Between FY ‘28-’34
The Army has reiterated plans to boost Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) and begin building just over 19,000 rockets annually beginning in fiscal year 2028, laying out the scope […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInterview with Col. Burges and Col. Monaghan on Recent Army Sandhills Autonomous Mine Clearing Family of Systems Demo
Defense Daily’s Cal Biesecker was at Fort Bragg, N.C., on August 21 to observe the Army’s ongoing development and experimentation of autonomous technologies for use in clearing minefields and obstacles, […]
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ArmyArmy Eyes Plans To Begin Production Of New T901 Helicopter Engine By 2031
The Army is eyeing plans to begin production of the new T901 engine for Black Hawk and Apache helicopters by 2031, according to a new notice. The update provides insight […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyThinKom Nabs Army Award To Begin Testing Prototype High-Power Microwave For Countering Drones
ThinKom this week said the Army has awarded it a potential $46 million contract to deliver up to four prototype fire-on-the-move counter-drone high-power microwave (HPM) systems for field testing beginning […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract
The Army this week awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy […]