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ArmyOpen Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers
The futuristic helicopter that results from the ongoing Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program will be faster and more maneuverable than current designs, but its baked-in ability to rapidly integrate new […]
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CongressCarter Rebukes Congress For Weighing Six-Month Stopgap Funding Measure
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Tuesday penned a letter to Congress urging them to pass a full appropriations bill rather than confine the Defense Department to fiscal 2016 spending […]
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InternationalEgypt Request $81.4 Million In Common Missile Warning System For Apache, Black Hawk, And Chinook Helicopters
The State Department approved a possible $81.4 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Black Hawks, and CH-47 Chinook […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin, Turkish Industry Activate $3.5 Billion In Agreements To Build 109 T70 Helicopters
Lockheed Martin [LMT], the government of Turkey, and members of the Turkish aerospace industry activated contractual agreements worth $3.5 billion under the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) to build and […]
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ArmyFiscal Reality Challenges Ambitious Army Aircraft Modernization Plan
ATLANTA–On a bright and sunny late April day, Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation Brig. Gen. Bob Marion took the main stage to explain his grand vision of what […]
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ArmyFiscal Reality Challenges Ambitious Army Aircraft Modernization Plan
ATLANTA–On a bright and sunny late April day, Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation Brig. Gen. Bob Marion took the main stage to explain his grand vision of what […]
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Excessive Helicopter Weight Challenges Army Aviation
ATLANTA–The increasing weight of Army helicopters has become such a problem a key officer believes it is limiting, as opposed to providing, options to a commander. U.S. Army Aviation […]
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Excessive Helicopter Weight Challenges Army Aviation
ATLANTA–The increasing weight of Army helicopters has become such a problem a key officer believes it is limiting, as opposed to providing, options to a commander. U.S. Army Aviation […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term […]
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UncategorizedLawmakers Oppose Air Force Sole-Sourcing UH-1N Replacement
Twelve House lawmakers want House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leadership to take steps preventing the Air Force from awarding its UH-1N replacement without competition. In an April 14 letter to […]