:

Navy/USMC

Presidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

SHARE:

Presidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer

A Sikorsky rendering of the VH-92

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The new VH-92 Presidential Helicopter that will replace two legacy fleets of “white top” VIP rotorcraft is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer.Three years into the program, Sikorsky has delivered two engineering development aircraft and is ahead of its contractual schedule, according to Marine Col. Robert Pridgen, head of the Joint Presidential Helicopters Program Office. “I’m looking forward to seeing this thing break the surly bonds this summer,” Pridgen told reporters during a briefing at…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]