US Army finally hands over helicopter ADS-B memo to Senate crash probe
The US Army has finally handed over a memo to the Senate Commerce Committee, relating to its use…
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Topics related to the United States Army, particularly in relation to aviation and air operations.
Senators outraged over US Army’s failure to provide ADS-B memo to crash probe
The US Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz has expressed outrage over the US Army’s failure to provide…
US Army awards Boeing $240M contract to remanufacture five MH-47G Chinooks
The United States (US) Army has awarded Boeing a $240 million contract to remanufacture five additional MH-47G Block…
Collins Aerospace to upgrade US Army’s Black Hawk avionics in $80 million deal
RTX’s Collins Aerospace has secured an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of the US Army…
What are the 5 DEFCON levels and what do they mean?
DEFCON stands for Defense Readiness Condition. The US military uses this ranking system to signal its readiness for…
Washington plane crash: critical data rests inside submerged Black Hawk wreckage
Critical data that could piece together the final movements of a Black Hawk helicopter before it crashed with…
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…
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…
Alaska flight paramedics save civilian fallen from Yukon River cabin
On July 5, 2024, an US Army aeromedical unit rescued an adult civilian after he fell from a…
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…
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…
US sends aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean to assist Israel
The US Department of Defense has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern…
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…
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…
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…
Airbus Zephyr finishes record-breaking flight with “unexpected termination”
The Airbus Zephyr 8, a solar-powered drone which holds numerous flight endurance records, finished its latest flight with…
US Army buys Penguin drone, Bayraktar TB2’s Latvian lookalike
Edge Autonomy announced a deal with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to produce an unspecified amount of…
US Army, Sikorsky sign $2.3B deal for H-60M Black Hawk helicopters
The United States government and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Helicopters have signed a five-year contract worth $2.3 billion for…