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AnalysisLeonardo seeks partner to offer TH-73 for US Army flight school contract
While Leonardo does not plan to bid for the Flight School Next programme as a prime contractor, the rotorcraft manufacturer wants to partner with a training services provider to offer its TH-73 light-single as the US Army’s next training helicopter.
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NewsBell delivers first MV-75 virtual prototype to US Army
The advanced simulator of the army’s forthcoming tiltrotor will be used to inform early design improvements and help the service to start developing tactics and procedures for the new aircraft.
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NewsUS Army promises ‘broad’ request for Flight School Next helicopter trainer bids
The US Army expects to issue a request for proposals (RFP) related to its Flight School Next helicopter trainer programme “as soon as this fall”, according to the service’s aviation chief. Although billed as a quest to return to stick-and-pedal flying with single-engined helicopters in place of the current Airbus ...
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NewsMD Helicopters joins crowded field to supply new trainer to US Army
The company plans to offer its MD 530F light-single as an option to replace the army’s Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas.
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NewsBoeing plans for modernised Apache 50 years after first flight
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Hughes YAH-64 prototype lifted off for the first time in September 1975 and Boeing is now looking at how to keep the iconic attack helicopter flying for another half-century.
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NewsSikorsky bets on advanced technology as UH-60 twilight looms
The pioneering rotorcraft manufacturer is looking to new product lines ahead of a looming decline in sales for the marquee UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the US Army considers what is expected to be its final multi-year contract for the venerable type.
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In depthUS Army will accept some risk on MV-75 development to accelerate production
The service’s head of procurement for the tiltrotor says the service will make some programmatic adjustments intended to get the new MV-75 into service a year or two sooner.
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NewsLockheed outlines ‘turnkey’ bid for US Army helicopter training contract
The defence giant says it will offer a “turnkey” package to meet all of the army’s needs for a new trainer aircraft, including instruction services and sustainment, although a specific rotorcraft has not yet been identified.
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NewsAirbus still bullish on unmanned UH-72 despite US Army replacement effort
Airbus is competing an unmanned version of its UH-72B light utility helicopter, dubbed the MQ-72, for a US Marine Corps logistics programme designed to support ship-to-shore cargo deliveries.
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NewsBell pitches 505 as simplified trainer solution for US Army
The US Army is seeking a single-engined alternative to its Airbus Helicopters UH-72A basic trainer, with Bell pitching a 505-based package the company says will generate cost savings and better outcomes for trainees.
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NewsUS Army completes first flight with GE Aerospace T901 turboshaft
The army’s head of aviation procurement confirmed the recent milestone, amid ongoing uncertainty around the future of the new GE Aerospace turboshaft engine.
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In depthUS Army seeks to ‘pure fleet’ helicopter inventory by retiring older models
The US Army confirms that it hopes to retire all older D-model Boeing AH-64 attack and Sikorsky UH-60L/V utility helicopters as it seeks to downsize the rotary-wing fleet and operate more efficiently.
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NewsRobinson offers R66 to US Army as new trainer
With the announcement that the US Army is seeking a no-frills, single-engined trainer to replace the Airbus UH-72 Lakota, American airframer Robinson sees a major opportunity to expand into the defence business.
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NewsUS Army designates next-generation Bell tiltrotor as MV-75
The army’s number two officer confirms the designation for the developmental Bell rotorcraft while speaking at the service’s annual aviation summit in Nashville, Tennessee.
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NewsUS Army special operations to field T901 engine on MH-60 fleet
As the US Army begins the process of integrating the latest GE Aerospace T901 turboshaft into the fleet of more than 2,300 Sikorsky UH-60 helicopters, the service’s special operations aviators say they plan to also field the new engine for their small fleet of MH-60 Black Hawks.
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NewsUS Army targets ‘obsolete’ aircraft for cuts, including AH-64D and MQ-1C
In a sweeping overhaul of the service’s force structure, senior Pentagon officials have directed the US Army to end procurement of “obsolete” and “outdated” aircraft platforms, including the Boeing AH-64D and General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle uncrewed aerial vehicle.
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NewsAutonomy firm Near Earth to develop pilotless capability for US Army UH-60Ls
As part of the US Army’s push to expand automated flight within its existing aviation fleet, autonomy developer Near Earth will retrofit a Sikorsky UH-60L for pilotless operations.
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AnalysisTextron hints at unmanned capability for FLRAA tiltrotor
Textron, parent company of rotorcraft manufacturer Bell, says the US Army wants to incorporate unmanned flight capability into the next-generation tiltrotor known as the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
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AnalysisBell secures Osprey production though 2027, spanning gap until FLRAA work begins
The rotorcraft manufacturer confirms that an order from the US Navy for five CMV-22 Osprey variants will sustain the Amarillo, Texas production line through 2027, around the same time work on the US Army’s next-generation tiltrotor is expected to ramp-up at the site.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters trains sights on Lakota cost and complexity claims
Airbus Helicopters has hit back at suggestions that its twin-engined UH-72A Lakota is too sophisticated and too expensive to deliver training for the US Army, arguing that there are more cost-effective means to improve outcomes than fleet replacement.