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Army

PODCAST: Military Helicopters – The Battle for Future Vertical Lift

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

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It's episode 2 of Defense Daily's new podcast series, THE BUSINESS END, and we're talking Future Vertical Lift, or FVL — one of the U.S. Army's six top modernization priorities, through which the service hopes to replace its entire fleet of aging helicopters with faster, more survivable modern variants. John Robinson is joined by Dan Parsons, who previously worked as Defense Daily's Army reporter and now runs sister publication Rotor & Wing International. John and Dan discuss the different pieces of…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

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Army

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Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

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