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An overview of the US Army's new training helicopter competition

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition. Let's ...
Defense One

As Army narrows field for its flight-school outsourcing contract, Congress says: not so fast

Congress won’t fund the Army’s plans to outsource training for new helicopter pilots until it sees the results of a trial ...
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Army advances Bell, Lockheed, and General Dynamics to next phase of flight school aircraft program

The US Army has moved Bell, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics into the next round of its Flight School Next trainer ...
Aviation Week Network

U.S. Army Narrows Field Of ‘Flight School Next’ Bids

The U.S. Army is narrowing the field as it seeks a replacement for the Airbus UH-72 Lakota helicopters currently used for ...

After January Crash, Military Helicopters Can Once Again Fly In Washington, D.C. Without Tracking Technology (Except Maybe They Can't)

Congress is in the midst of a battle over how military helicopters fly through the airspace of the nation's capital, which ...
WVEC

4 servicemembers involved in helicopter crash in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Four servicemembers were aboard a Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter when it crashed late Wednesday night near Summit Lake, just outside of Olympia. The U.S. Army Special ...