Sikorsky celebrates delivery of 5,000th Hawk helicopter to the US Army Sikorsky delivered the 5,000th iconic UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the US Army. The delivery occurred during a ceremony… ByClément CharpentreauJanuary 24, 2023
GE Aviation begins to assemble second T901 engine for the US Army General Electric Aviation (GE Aviation) is preparing to assemble a second T901 turbine engine that is intended to… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 11, 2022
US Army awards Airbus US Space & Defense $315M contract for UH-72 Lakota Support Airbus US Space & Defense has been awarded a $315M contract by the US Army for support services… ByJean Carmela LimJanuary 9, 2025
Bombardier Defense delivers first Global 6500 spy plane to US Army Bombardier Defense has delivered the first Global 6500 to the US Army for deployment as part of the… ByIan MolyneauxNovember 26, 2024
Sierra Nevada Corporation selected as Lead System Integrator for US Army’s HADES program The US Army has chosen Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the lead system integrator for its High Accuracy… ByClément CharpentreauAugust 23, 2024
US Army orders two MH-47G Chinooks for special-ops deployment in $115M deal The United States (US) Army has ordered two extra Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks from Boeing for special-ops… ByIan MolyneauxAugust 2, 2024
Belgium orders 17 Airbus H145M helicopters for army and law enforcement Belgium has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for 17 multi-role H145M in an agreement signed by the… ByIan MolyneauxJune 18, 2024
US Army awards Griffon, Textron with next phases of FTUAS program Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems have been awarded the next phases of the US Army’s Future Tactical Uncrewed… ByClément CharpentreauApril 26, 2024
Electra.aero gets US Army contract to test blown-wing ESTOL concept Electra.aero, a Virginia-based developer of hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, has received $1.9 million from the… ByMiquel RosApril 19, 2024
US Army scraps Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program The US Army has discontinued the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program due to resource constraints and emerging… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 9, 20242 comments
Bombardier Global 6500 private jet selected by US Army as spy plane prototype The United States (US) Army has selected the Bombardier Global 6500 private jet as the prototype for the… ByIan MolyneauxJanuary 4, 2024
US Army shortlists Griffon, Textron Systems to develop future tactical drone The US Army announced having selected Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems Corporation for the next phase of the… ByClément CharpentreauSeptember 27, 2023
Sikorsky challenges US Army’s FLRAA contract award to Bell Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky demanded a review of the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract award to… ByClément CharpentreauDecember 29, 2022
Nine new aviation regiments to be created in major Russian army restructuring Major structural reforms to the Russian army, announced by the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, will increase the… ByValius VenckunasDecember 22, 2022
Black Hawks to be replaced by tiltrotor after serving US Army for 40 years The iconic Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk four-blade twin-engine utility military helicopters, which have served the US Army for… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 6, 2022
US Army grounds entire Chinook fleet over risk of engine fire The US Army has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters following a small number… ByVytė KlišauskaitėSeptember 1, 2022
Taliban asks US to return Afghan army helicopters The Taliban regime has asked the United States to hand over helicopters that were once intended for the… ByValius VenckunasAugust 29, 2022
US Army selects AeroVironment to replace RQ-7 Shadow drone The United States Army has awarded AeroVironment with an $8 million contract to acquire the first Future Tactical… ByVytė KlišauskaitėAugust 22, 2022