NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army has embarked on a study to consider a future heavy vertical lift aircraft, the director of Army Future Vertical Lift modernization told Defense News. When the Army ...

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The Army has canceled development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, marking the end of the service’s latest program meant to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, which was retired ...

Lithuanian start-up Airvolve is working on a next-generation aircraft that could replace traditional helicopters in military missions. Aviation International News (AIN) recently reported that the ...

An artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's Raider X, which the company has been chosen to build as a prototype as part of the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. (Photo courtesy ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army is predicting a nearly two-year delay getting its next-generation engine into UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters, the first aircraft in the fleet to receive the ...

AeroVironment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) unveiled "Skyfall," a concept for potential future Mars helicopter missions targeting a 2028 deployment. Building on the success of the ...

Sikorsky's coaxial Raider X will not see service with the U.S. Army as a Kiowa Warrior replacement - nor will its competitor, Bell's 360 Invictus. In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, ...

Explore the cutting-edge world of aviation autonomy with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA. This experimental ...

<p><br><P> As the military prepares to shift the bulk of its operations from Iraq to Afghanistan in the coming months, it is examining the future of vertical lift aircraft &mdash; helicopters and tilt ...

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -- For the first time, aspiring Army aviators are taking to the skies to participate in a revolutionary proof-of-concept for a pilot program that is paving the way for “Flight ...