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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 ...
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 ...
Tickle The Wire

Border Patrol Agent, 2 National Guard Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash Near Border

A Border Patrol agent was among three people killed in a helicopter crash flying over the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Authorities on Sunday identified the agent as 49-year-old Chris Luna, the ...
FlightGlobal

Elbit wins $275 million contract to supply helicopter EW, DIRCM to an Asia-Pacific operator

Elbit Systems has secured $275 million in contracts from an undisclosed Asia-Pacific nation to supply helicopter ...
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 ...
Military.com

How the Korean War’s MASH Units Changed Combat Medicine Forever

From MASH tents in Korea to Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan, the principle remains constant. Bring surgeons to the ...