U.S. Army Black Hawks to Get $80M Avionics Upgrade
Collins Aerospace was awarded the contract to update H-60Ms with its modular open systems approach (MOSA)-compliant products.
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NTSB: Black Hawk Involved in D.C. Midair May Have Been Flying Too High
Control tower data shows the U.S. Army helicopter was flying at an altitude around 300 feet despite restrictions limiting it to no higher than 200 feet.
Army Enlists Personal eVTOL Manufacturer for Casualty Evacuation
U.S. Army Applications Laboratory asks Lift Aircraft, manufacturer of the ultralight Hexa, to design a system for moving blood and injured personnel.
Electra.aero Nabs $1.9M Army Contract for Electric Aircraft Testing
The manufacturer’s flagship, hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft requires only the space of a soccer field to launch and touch down.
U.S. Air Force C-130Js Airdrop Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
The United Nations says at least 576,000 civilians are close to famine in the war-torn area.
Army Scraps Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program
The service is also phasing out two legacy drone programs and ending production of the UH-60V Black Hawk variant.
U.S. Army Selects Bombardier’s Global 6500 for Recon Aircraft Prototype
The aircraft will be the Army’s first large-cabin business jet used for aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
U.S. Army Special Ops Orders 6 MH-47G Block II Chinooks
The deal increases the number of the special operations variant of the Boeing heavy-lift helicopter under contract to 42.
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense Adds New Line of Business in Drones
Airbus’ latest business venture is staffed by a plethora of U.S. military veterans, including several with Army and Air Force backgrounds.
5 Special Ops Aviation Soldiers Killed in Blackhawk Crash in Mediterranean
The U.S. Army MH-60 went down during aerial refueling training, defense officials said.
