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Sikorsky challenges US Army’s helicopter award
Lockheed Martin officially objects to the U.S. Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, to be fielded in the 2030s.
By Jen Judson
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US Army nearly ready to make future long-range assault aircraft award
The Army is just weeks from revealing its choice for a future long-range assault aircraft, according to the service’s acquisition chief.
By Jen Judson
How much did engine delays set back the Future Attack Recon Aircraft program?
An Army prototype flight schedule, among other milestones, has slipped due to issues getting the first ITEP engine into testing during the pandemic, budget books show.
By Jen Judson
US Army aims to get attack recon helicopter prototype flying by 2023
The U.S. Army wants attack reconnaissance helicopter prototypes to fly in 2023, with the effort mirroring its Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration for a future medium-lift aircraft already underway.
By Jen Judson
Bell’s V-280 Valor shows off agility, speed in first public flight demo
The V-280 Valor took to the skies above Amarillo, Texas, in its first public demonstration to a small group of reporters June 18.
By Jen Judson
V-280 Valor flies for the first time
Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft flew for the first time Monday in a low hover over the ground, according to an official tuned into the proceedings.
By Jen Judson