U.S. Army Tests Spike NLOS Air-To-Ground Missile at Yuma Proving Ground
The U.S. Army has tested the Israeli Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) air-to-ground missile (AGM) from an AH-64E Apache helicopter at the
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Future Vertical Lift (FVL)
Sikorsky Hosts Flight Demo of its S-97 Raider Compound Helicopter
Sikorsky hosted the inaugural flight demonstration of its S-97 Raider™ at its West Palm Beach flight test center this summer.
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U.S. Army, GE Aviation Begin Testing First Full Future Affordable Turbine Engine
GE Aviation successfully began testing the first full engine in the Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) program under a cooperative
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Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Aircraft Completes Low-Speed Agility Demonstrations for U.S. Army-Led JMR TD Program
The Bell V-280 Valor recently completed flight demonstrations of its low-speed agility key performance parameter (KPP) in the U.S. Army-led
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AVX Aircraft, L3 Technologies Unveil Design for U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft – Competitive Prototype (FARA CP) Program
The AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies announced their innovative compound coaxial helicopter (CCH) design, which is competing for Phase 1 of
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Honeywell’s T55 Turboshaft Engine Powers U.S. Army’s New Future Vertical Lift Aircraft, SB>1 DEFIANT
A pair of Honeywell T55 turboshaft engines successfully powered a new Future Vertical Lift demonstrator intended to modernize the U.S.
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U.S. Army Could Select New Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) by 2020
Source selection for the newest Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, is underway as the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift
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Bell Helicopter Teams with Rolls-Royce for Development of Propulsion System for V-280 Valor and V-247 Vigilant Tiltrotor Aircraft
Bell Helicopter, part of Textron Inc., announced a teaming agreement with Rolls-Royce for the development of an optimized propulsion system
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Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT Compound Helicopter Conducts Maiden Flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT compound helicopter achieved first flight at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., site on March 21. This
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Bell V-280 Valor Achieves Its Namesake Optimal Cruise Speed of 280 Knots
The Bell V-280 Valor successfully achieved its namesake optimal cruise speed of 280 knots on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 at
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