Stars and Stripes

‘Speed plus range’: 101st Airborne incorporates Marine Osprey into training to prep for Army’s future tilt-rotor aircraft

The 101st included Ospreys in Operation Lethal Eagle to help develop the Army doctrine for fighting with its coming ...
Defense One

As drones proliferate, Army pilots worry about their future. Will a new approach to flight school help?

“We’re cooked,” one Army aviator said recently, describing the reactions of fellow students at the service’s helicopter flight school to Sikorsky’s new uncrewed Black Hawk. “Why are we even doing this ...
Flightglobal

Lockheed Martin to reveal aircraft choice for US Army helicopter trainer bid in January

Defence contractor Lockheed Martin plans to reveal in January the details of its bid to take over basic rotary-wing training for the US Army. That includes announcing which aircraft Lockheed will ...
24/7 Wall St

Aerial Superiority: Inside the U.S. Army’s Cutting-Edge Aviation Fleet

The U.S. Army operates over 2,276 S-70 Black Hawk helicopters and over 824 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The Army’s newest aircraft is the UH-72 Lakota with 390 active units introduced in 2007. The ...