The United States Army announced on August 2, that it had approved the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft’s (FLRAA) Milestone B acquisition decision memorandum earlier this week, clearing the path… Continue reading "Bell V-280 Valor Cleared For Engineering and Manufacturing Development"
The US Army announced its winner of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program that will replace thousands of its medium-lift helicopters. As expected by many, Bell’s V-280 Valor… Continue reading "US Army Selects Bell V-280 Tiltrotor as FLRAA Winner"
Sikorsky (now a division of Lockheed Martin) and Boeing have revealed details on their entry for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. The new aircraft, named Defiant-X,… Continue reading "Sikorsky/Boeing Reveal Proposed Blackhawk Replacement – the Defiant X"
Sikorsky Helicopters, working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aim to fly autonomous Black Hawk series helicopters next year as part of DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System… Continue reading "DARPA Autonomous Black Hawks to Fly Next Year"
The Army announced on 16th March, that Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing will be competing in the next phase of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program. Once finalized, the FLRAA will… Continue reading "US Army Selects Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing for Blackhawk Replacement Competition"