Sometime later this year, the U.S. Army will select the first of two new rotorcraft designed to replace much of the joint helicopter fleet. The initial “down-select” will choose between aircraft ...

Tom Drew knows his way around a helicopter or two — he’s qualified to fly nine current and former Army airframes. He pinned his pilot’s wings in 1983 as a warrant officer flying the AH-1 Cobra.

The US Army has received approval to dispose of hundreds of used Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters on the export market and use the proceeds to help buy 300 new-build Chinooks. "We got ...

Bell Helicopter Textron has decided to offer a different airframe than the one it originally intended for the U.S. Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) competition, citing recently disclosed Army ...

NASHVILLE—A U.S. Army plan to cut its AH-64D Apaches could open those airframes up for foreign military sales as Boeing looks to continue its momentum of selling the attack helicopters abroad. The ...

Orano Enrichment USA has requested a US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license to build ...

A team of researchers in the Army’s research lab has developed and tested networked acoustic sensors that detect airframe damage on composite UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Army has been studying ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (May 7, 2015) -- Soldiers from the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, celebrated a unique milestone on April 30 when an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, ...

Despite recent tragedy and turmoil, senior Army leaders argue that the aviation branch is on the right track. (Sgt. Agustín Montañez/Army National Guard) Tom Drew knows his way around a helicopter or ...