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Bell’s V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Picked As Army’s Black Hawk Replacement Bell’s V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Picked As Army’s Black Hawk Replacement

By Dan Parsons

Dec 5 7:26 PM EST

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

By Dan Parsons

Jul 13 9:22 PM EDT

Bell 360 head on

Nearly Complete Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Looks Wicked In New Photos Nearly Complete Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Looks Wicked In New Photos

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 12 8:38 PM EDT

Raider Sikorsky chin gun and hellfires

Raider X High-Speed Helicopter Brandishes Weapons As It Takes Shape Raider X High-Speed Helicopter Brandishes Weapons As It Takes Shape

By Dan Parsons

Jun 29 9:01 PM EDT

Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan

Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan

By Dan Parsons

May 19 5:13 PM EDT

A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Just Flew Without Anyone Onboard For The First Time

A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Just Flew Without Anyone Onboard For The First Time A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Just Flew Without Anyone Onboard For The First Time

By Brett Tingley and Joseph Trevithick

Feb 8 4:58 PM EST

Northrop Grumman Reveals Sky Viper Chain Gun And New Suicide Drone For Future Helicopters

Northrop Grumman Reveals Sky Viper Chain Gun And New Suicide Drone For Future Helicopters Northrop Grumman Reveals Sky Viper Chain Gun And New Suicide Drone For Future Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 12 10:54 AM EST

The Navy Has Begun To Hunt For Its MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter And Fire Scout Drone Replacements

The Navy Has Begun To Hunt For Its MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter And Fire Scout Drone Replacements The Navy Has Begun To Hunt For Its MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter And Fire Scout Drone Replacements

By Thomas Newdick

Jan 31 7:03 AM EST

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 25 6:46 PM EDT

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 3 1:04 PM EST

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials

By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 1 6:49 AM EST

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 1 6:48 AM EST

Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 14 10:14 AM EDT

No, Bell’s Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Isn’t Stealth But It Aims To Be Fast And Cheap

No, Bell’s Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Isn’t Stealth But It Aims To Be Fast And Cheap No, Bell’s Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Isn’t Stealth But It Aims To Be Fast And Cheap

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 2 7:28 PM EDT

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated) Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:57 PM EDT

Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept

Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:27 PM EDT

The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age

The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:25 PM EDT

We Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor Systems

We Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor Systems We Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor Systems

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 5 1:16 PM EDT

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had

By Tyler Rogoway

May 27 1:18 PM EDT

Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter

Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 22 8:37 PM EDT

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 17 1:41 AM EDT

Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time

Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Mar 21 6:31 PM EDT

Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype

Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 26 5:56 PM EST

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 27 10:37 AM EDT

Bell’s V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor That Aims To Replace The Black Hawk Took Its First Flight

Bell’s V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor That Aims To Replace The Black Hawk Took Its First Flight Bell’s V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor That Aims To Replace The Black Hawk Took Its First Flight

By Tyler Rogoway

Dec 18 8:02 PM EST