GE pushes for faster fielding of Army’s ITEP, Air Force’s NGAP engines
GE executive Mark Rettig said the company’s recent foray into hypersonic technology has opened a new range of opportunities for the engine maker.
Army Vice Chief: Fate of ITEP depends on service’s share of FY26 budget request
“Just like the Black Hawk, the Apache is going to be around for a while. Is it going to need an improved engine or can we just continue to modify the one that it has?” said Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus.
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Army aviation shakeup continues with ITEP, FTUAS programs grinding to a halt
“We're ceasing investment and procurement into those two programs as part of the army transformation initiative so we can free up those resources and reinvest them,” an Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense today.
Army secretary nominee pledges focus on aviation after Black Hawk collides with airliner
"It's an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell," Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Army plans for Black Hawk to be Future Vertical Lift testbed for launched effects and autonomy
The Army has received its first two ITEP engines, and a re-engined Black Hawk will fly in late FY25/early FY26.
Sweden, Austria cleared by US to buy a dozen UH-60M Black Hawks each
Combined, the two potential sales come with a price tag of $1.9 billion.
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FARA fallout: A ‘resurrection’ of Boeing’s A/MH-6 Little Bird for special forces
Special operators had planned for FARA to take the role of the AH-6, but the program’s cancellation “changed our equation,” a SOCOM official said.
Army orders aviation stand down in wake of fatal helo accidents
On Thursday, three soldiers were killed in a mid-air collision between two Apache attack helicopters in Alaska, weeks after nine died in a Black Hawk incident in Kentucky.
The 3 key questions the Army is asking about the UH-60 Black Hawk’s future
“For the next 40 to 60 years, I see us continuing to incrementally improve [the Black Hawk fleet],” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told lawmakers on April 19.
Army postpones production decision for UH-60V Black Hawk cockpit redesign
“The milestone decision authority is following a very deliberate and rigorous review process to ensure that the 60V is ready for full-rate production,” a spokesperson for the Program Executive Office for Aviation told Breaking Defense.
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JADC2 gets its first C2 gateway authorized to update itself
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
Leonardo: If UK wants to meet new medium helo target, industry needs design details
"Clearly the longer these negotiations take…. the harder it is for any defense contractor to be able to then say that they've got a low-risk solution, [especially] if the end date for delivery doesn't move," Adam Clarke, managing director at Leonardo Helicopters UK, told Breaking Defense.
At Project Convergence, Army doubles down on ‘fully autonomous’ Black Hawk experiments
"My requirement was 'don't even bring it if it can't be flown fully autonomous,'" a senior Army Futures Command official said.
‘They forget us’: How an Afghan Black Hawk pilot saw his country collapse from the air
On the anniversary of the last US evacuation of Afghanistan, Col. Salim Faqiri discusses his harrowing escape from the Taliban and his new, difficult life in the US.
Upgraded UH-60 ‘V’ Black Hawk model completes initial operational test
The testing took place under "realistic battlefield conditions" and five UH-60V's completed a total of 200 flight hours, the Army says.