European helicopters are unquestionably among the best rotary wings in the world, and have been for several decades. Over the course of industrial concentrations and activity consolidations, two large European groups have ...
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US Army selects Sikorsky Raider-X and Bell 360 Invictus for FARA program
The US Army announced yesterday, March 25 in a press release the names of the two finalists for the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft program, or FARA, intended to replace helicopters ...
Read the articleBoeing unveils its vision of the American light attack helicopter in Chinese shadows
The 5 finalists selected by the US Army to compete in the FARA (Futur Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) program intended to replace the OH-58 Kiowa light helicopters already withdrawn from service, as well as a…
Read the articleBell presents the Bell 360 Invictus at the FARA competition
While the Futur Vertical Lift program, one of the pillars of the ongoing modernization of the US Army, was initially to focus only on the replacement of maneuver helicopters ...
Read the articleThe US Army wants to equip its helicopters and drones with long-range missiles
The command in charge of the acquisitions of the US Army has issued a request for information concerning a new tactical missile intended to equip its helicopters and combat drones, and of which ...
Read the articleIn 3 years, the US Army has grown from 10 to 25 combat-ready brigades
In 2013, the US Army was at its worst. Following engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, deployments in more than 15 countries around the world, and cuts in ...
Read the articleA girodyne will participate in the US Army's next-generation helicopter program
The Skyborg company, in partnership with the Scale Composite company, announced their participation in the Future Lift Program of the US Army with a prototype resulting from a program of the…
Read the articleSB> 1Defiant high-speed combat helicopter prototype begins testing
The prototype of the SB> 1 Defiant, the new generation helicopter from Sikorsky-Boeing opposed to the Bell V-280 Valor in partnership with Lockheed, began ground tests at the start of the year, foreshadowing future air tests. Derived from the X2 and S-97 demonstrators, the Defiant uses a counter-rotating rotor and a propeller ...
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