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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army has embarked on a study to consider a future heavy vertical lift aircraft, the director of Army Future Vertical Lift modernization told Defense News. When the Army ...

WASHINGTON — Future versions of U.S. Army reconnaissance helicopters will need trained aviators to operate them well into the next decade despite advances in artificial intelligence, according to a ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Vietnam War witnessed the advent of the attack ...

The Army has canceled development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, marking the end of the service’s latest program meant to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, which was retired ...

An artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's Raider X, which the company has been chosen to build as a prototype as part of the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. (Photo courtesy ...

Sikorsky's coaxial Raider X will not see service with the U.S. Army as a Kiowa Warrior replacement - nor will its competitor, Bell's 360 Invictus. In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, ...

Airbus flew its strange helicopter-airplane hybrid called Racer for the first time in Marseille, France on Monday. The aerospace manufacturer categorizes the aircraft as a high-speed compound ...

AeroVironment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) unveiled "Skyfall," a concept for potential future Mars helicopter missions targeting a 2028 deployment. Building on the success of the ...

As 2025 recedes in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look at the combat-aircraft stories that are likely to make news in ...

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -- For the first time, aspiring Army aviators are taking to the skies to participate in a revolutionary proof-of-concept for a pilot program that is paving the way for “Flight ...

An artist rendering of a potential U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. A contractor has not yet been selected to formally build the helicopter. (Photo provided/Bell) WASHINGTON — ...