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The following is the June 3, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) ...
Helios is currently used by U.S. Army and rotorcraft original equipment manufacturers to support existing fleet and next-generation aircraft development. In its earlier central processing unit ...
The bottom line on Lockheed Martin’s protest of the rotorcraft competition is the claim that the Army acted in bad faith, knowing from the outset that it wanted a tiltrotor for its next assault ...
Engineered for agility and speed, the SB-1 Defiant was a standout contender in the Army’s modernization plans, featuring a coaxial main rotor and rear-mounted propeller for added thrust. It aimed to ...
Bell's V-280 Valor rotorcraft, designated the MV-75, is designed to fly faster and longer than the UH-60 Black Hawk ...
The Army’s future-rotorcraft program cleared a risk assessment and is a go for engineering and development—and building six prototypes of its new Future Long Range Assault Aircraft ...
Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor won against Sikorsky’s Defiant compound helicopter and is set to become the new utility rotorcraft of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army has awarded the Future Long ...
The Army prescribed that both companies use the ... by retirement of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed aerial scout. The two rotorcraft will some of the most advanced military aviation technologies ...
competition to replace the Army's aging fleet of Black Hawk helicopters, marking the branch's largest rotorcraft purchase in more than 30 years. Following closely behind Friday's unveiling of its ...
What if the U.S. Army built an attack helicopter so advanced it terrified the Air Force? Meet the AH-56 Cheyenne - a high-speed, high-tech rotorcraft that could fly like a jet, hover like a scout, and ...
“By combining the Army’s operational expertise with Skyryse’s leadership in rotorcraft flight controls and automation, we have a unique opportunity to make flying simple and safe enough that ...
The Italian army sees a future need for a next-generation rotorcraft to augment the capabilities of its conventional helicopter fleet, according to the service’s aviation chief. Major General ...