:

Army

Sikorsky’s Prototype Attack Chopper Lifts Off After Nearly A Year On The Ground

Thursday, June 21st, 2018

SHARE:

Sikorsky’s Prototype Attack Chopper Lifts Off After Nearly A Year On The Ground

Sikorsky S-97 Raider during its first flight in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The Sikorsky S-97 Raider's flight test program has lifted off after being grounded for nearly a year. The demonstrator met its flight objectives Tuesday.Sikorsky Vice President for Future Vertical Lift Dan Spoor said test pilots Bill Fell and John Groth flew the complete flight test card, flying the aircraft for 90 minutes at Sikorsky's facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.It is the first public announcement of Raider's return to flight since one of the two operational prototypes suffered a hard landing…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]