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Published in December 2020/January 2021 issue - Targeting pods have matured and are turning the laser-guided bomb from bludgeon to rapier!
Though guided munitions date...
US Army’s VIPER Lab Gears Up for Future Vertical Lift
In December 2020, the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), part of the Army Research Laboratory, initiated a Vehicle Innovative Powertrain Experimental Research...
A New, Data Driven Big Stick
Manned attack helicopters still have a future, as witnessed by the US Army’s thrust towards Next generation rotorcraft. But will the accolades gained during...
Eagle Copters supporting ASTREA on their rescue missions
San Diego County Sheriff's Department is a law enforcement agency that has an aviation unit providing aerial support commonly known as ASTREA.
ASTREA
The Aerial Support...
GKN Aerospace’s thermoplastic components flight tested on Bell V-280 Valor
Thermoplastic Ruddervators and Recycled Thermoplastic Access Panels successfully flight tested.
Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor is one of the first military aircraft flying with...
By Air, by Sea or Land
Whether conducting special reconnaissance (SR), direct action (DA) or military assistance (MA) missions, SOF units must be capable of rapidly moving across the battlespace.
Rotary...
Leonardo Wins US Navy Training Competition
The US Navy has selected AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. as winner of the Advanced Helicopter Training System competition.
The Contract
The $176.5 million contract requires an...
Tiger Balm
The US Marine Corps expects to complete the roll-out of its AN/ALQ-231(V) Intrepid Tiger-II self-protection pods across its fixed-wing and rotary fleet by 2024.
The...
UAE Armed Forces take UAS, Rotorcraft and Naval Synthetic Training to New Levels of...
Andrew Drwiega, IDEX, UAE - The United Arab Emirates is proving to be a leader in the Gulf region in terms of synthetic training...
Record Performance at Bell: V-280 Valor Reaches 280 Knots True Airspeed
Building on a full year’s worth of testing and more than 85 hours of flight time, Bell’s V-280 Valor reached its namesake cruising speed...
