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2 months ago

Bell and U.S. Army Advance MV-75 FLRAA Through Joint NASA Simulator Testing Aviation News – Bell and the U.S. Army have completed key simulator testing of the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in collaboration with NASA. The milestone supports development of the Army’s next-generation assault aircraft and reduces technical risk ahead of flight testing. Engineers and test pilots from Bell and the U.S. Army recently worked with NASA at the Ames Research Center’s Simulation Lab to evaluate the aircraft’s Level 1 handling qualities.

#Bell #FLRAA #USArmy #MilitaryAviation #NASA #AviationNews #DefenseTechnology #FutureAircraft #ArmyModernization #Rotorcraft

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AviationNews.eu

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3 months ago

Australia Weighs Transfer of Tiger Helicopters to Ukraine as Apache Fleet Nears Service Aviation News – Australia is considering transferring its Eurocopter Tiger reconnaissance helicopters to Ukraine as part of its transition to the AH-64E Apache, signaling a potential boost to Kyiv’s aerial capabilities. Australia is reportedly in talks over handing over its fleet of Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters to Ukraine. The discussions come as the Australian Army prepares to retire the troubled Tiger platform in favor of the U.S.-built…

#AustraliaDefense #TigerHelicopter #UkraineAid #ApacheAH64E #MilitaryAviation #DefenseNews #AviationUpdate #ArmyModernization #SecuritySupport #GeoPolitics

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dailydefense

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4 months ago

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks New contracts boost total Chinook Block II helicopters under procurement to 18.

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks::

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#USArmy #Boeing #Chinook #DefenseNews #MilitaryAviation #ArmyModernization #Aerospace #Helicopters #DefenseIndustry

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Hussain_the_Great

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4 months ago

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks New contracts boost total Chinook Block II helicopters under procurement to 18.

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks::

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#USArmy #Boeing #Chinook #DefenseNews #MilitaryAviation #ArmyModernization #Aerospace #Helicopters #DefenseIndustry

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@defensereport.bsky.social

4 months ago

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks New contracts boost total Chinook Block II helicopters under procurement to 18.

U.S. Army Expands Heavy-Lift Fleet with $461M Order for 9 CH-47F Block II Chinooks::

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#USArmy #Boeing #Chinook #DefenseNews #MilitaryAviation #ArmyModernization #Aerospace #Helicopters #DefenseIndustry

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AviationNews.eu

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5 months ago

Lockheed Martin Advances in U.S. Army’s Long-Range Missile Program with $30 Million Phase 2 Contract Aviation News – Lockheed Martin Selected for Phase 2 of Army Precision Missile Program Lockheed Martin has been chosen by the U.S. Army to advance to Phase 2 of the Mobile–Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) program. The $30 million contract continues development and testing of the company’s Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile, a precision-guided weapon designed to hit targets beyond the operator’s direct view.

#LockheedMartin #USArmy #SpikeNLOS #MissileDefense #PrecisionStrike #DefenseTechnology #MilitaryInnovation #LongRangeMissile #ArmyModernization #AerospaceDefense

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J Lee

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8 months ago

Army terminates $1B M10 Booker tank program before full-rate production The US Army has officially terminated the M10 Booker, a light tank program developed at a cost of more than $1 billion, reversing course just as the vehicle was set to enter full-rate production. The…

he US Army has canceled the M10 Booker light tank program, a $1 billion+ project, just before full-rate production. Originally meant to be air-transportable, it became too heavy. The Army accepted 26 units. #ArmyModernization #M10Booker

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J Lee

@washingtonhorizon.com

10 months ago

Too heavy and too late; meet Army’s M10 Booker, a tank without a mission Defense One’s Meghann Myers covers the development of the US Army’s M10 Booker—meant to be a nimble, air-droppable “light tank” for infantry support—that arrived years late, overweight, and unusable…

The Army’s M10 Booker was meant to be a nimble, air-droppable tank. Now it’s 42 tons, can’t deploy as planned, and lacks modern tech. Critics say it’s a solution in search of a mission. #MilitaryProcurement #ArmyModernization

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J Lee

@washingtonhorizon.com

10 months ago

Too heavy and too late; Meet Army’s M10 Booker, a tank without a mission Defense One’s Meghann Myers covers the development of the US Army’s M10 Booker—meant to be a nimble, air-droppable “light tank” for infantry support—that arrived years late, overweight, and unusable…

The M10 Booker was meant to be the Army’s agile new tank—now it’s too heavy, too late, and too unusable. The Pentagon may pull the plug. #ArmyModernization #DefenseAcquisition

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Hussain_the_Great

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1 year ago

QinetiQ Works With U.S. Army on New Long-Range Sensor System New system aims to improve target detection and support Army modernization goals

QinetiQ Works With U.S. Army on New Long-Range Sensor System

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#USArmy #QinetiQUS #MilitaryTech #BattlefieldSensors #DefenseInnovation #TargetDetection #ArmyModernization #MilitarySensors #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseTechnology