Bell and Leonardo eye NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept award

Bell and Leonardo eye NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept award
Bell and Leonardo eye NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept award

NGRC requirements mainly cover a future medium lift helicopter that costs no more than €35 million ($38.2 million) per aircraft and provisionally planned to enter service between 2035 and 2040.

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For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA

For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA
For Future Vertical Lift, FLRAA’s digital backbone will also underpin FARA

Different on the outside but with commonalities on the inside, the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) will share a MOSA backbone with the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).

Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development
Army’s digital engineering strategy aims to speed weapon systems development

The service has already asked vendors to come back with digital engineering “artifacts” and designs for two of its six modernization priorities, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.

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As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities
As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

There are many critical connections being made across the FVL ecosystem that will also serve to modernize the current fleet.

Timeline revealed: Army, Bell flying towards FLRAA program of record in 2024

Timeline revealed: Army, Bell flying towards FLRAA program of record in 2024
Timeline revealed: Army, Bell flying towards FLRAA program of record in 2024

The Army chose the Bell-Textron bird based on a prototype, but an Army official predicted “very little” change for what soldiers will end up flying.

The 3 key questions the Army is asking about the UH-60 Black Hawk’s future

The 3 key questions the Army is asking about the UH-60 Black Hawk’s future
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.

Sikorsky-Boeing will not sue Army over FLRAA

Sikorsky-Boeing will not sue Army over FLRAA
Sikorsky-Boeing will not sue Army over FLRAA

Sikorsky now sets sights on winning the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition and Black Hawk modernization.

Sikorsky-Boeing’s FLRAA bid was much cheaper, but couldn’t offset ‘unacceptable’ design metric: GAO

Sikorsky-Boeing’s FLRAA bid was much cheaper, but couldn’t offset ‘unacceptable’ design metric: GAO
Sikorsky-Boeing’s FLRAA bid was much cheaper, but couldn’t offset ‘unacceptable’ design metric: GAO

The Army reasoned “Sikorsky’s proposal provided something similar to a drawing of what the house looked like on the outside…. Such a picture did not provide the functional detail that the Army required showing what the space would look like on the inside,” according to the Government Accountability Office.

GAO denies Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA protest; Bell, Army clear to proceed

GAO denies Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA protest; Bell, Army clear to proceed
GAO denies Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA protest; Bell, Army clear to proceed

“In denying the protest, GAO concluded that the Army reasonably evaluated Sikorsky’s proposal as technically unacceptable because Sikorsky failed to provide the level of architectural detail required by the RFP,” the office wrote in a statement. 

Aussies stick with Black Hawks in 40-helo, $1.7B deal to replace Airbus Taipans

Aussies stick with Black Hawks in 40-helo, $1.7B deal to replace Airbus Taipans
Aussies stick with Black Hawks in 40-helo, $1.7B deal to replace Airbus Taipans

The decision to buy more Black Hawks was particularly interesting as the country is in the midst of a Defense Strategic Review assessing the full panoply of force structure and spending decisions.

Sikorsky-Boeing protest Army’s FLRAA award to Bell Textron

Sikorsky-Boeing protest Army’s FLRAA award to Bell Textron
Sikorsky-Boeing protest Army’s FLRAA award to Bell Textron

GAO has up to 100 days to rule in a bid protest, but the congressional watchdog agency strives to resolve cases as quickly as possible.

With war in Europe, US Army replenished weapons, pushed modernization: 2022 in Review

With war in Europe, US Army replenished weapons, pushed modernization: 2022 in Review
With war in Europe, US Army replenished weapons, pushed modernization: 2022 in Review

With all eyes on Ukraine this year, several existing Army weapon lines received renewed interest this year.

From the Army’s Black Hawk’s heir, to a the drone that wouldn’t land: 5 stories from 2022

From the Army’s Black Hawk’s heir, to a the drone that wouldn’t land: 5 stories from 2022
From the Army’s Black Hawk’s heir, to a the drone that wouldn’t land: 5 stories from 2022

US Army experiments in cutting edge tech made for some of the most compelling storylines of 2022.

Three questions following the Army’s FLRAA decision

Three questions following the Army’s FLRAA decision
Three questions following the Army’s FLRAA decision

Douglas Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, told reporters Monday that the service’s FLRAA schedule has “accounted” for a protest but did not disclose what amount of buffer has been factored into the timeline.