Senate Panel Green-Lights More Money for Army Helos, New Auto Rifle The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.
Top Enlisted Navy Leader with California Helicopter Squadron Relieved The top enlisted sailor with a California-based helo squadron was removed over a loss in confidence in his ability to lead.
Marine Corps Wants to Upgrade its K-MAX Pilotless Cargo Helicopters The Marine Corps plans to upgrade its K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopters to improve its ability to autonomously deliver gear.
Army Secretary Defends Decision to Cut CH-47 Chinook Program The U.S. Army's top officials on Tuesday had to defend the service's decision to stop buying CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Marine Corps Identifies 2 Pilots Killed in Arizona Helicopter Crash Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, died in the crash, Marine officials said Monday.
Two Marine Corps Pilots Killed in Arizona Helicopter Crash The pilots were flying an AH-1Z Viper helicopter.
Army Taps Raytheon to Build Enhanced Radios for Black Hawks, Apaches ARC-231A are "software-defined" so they can be rapidly updated without requiring the radio to be removed from the aircraft.
Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Helicopter Won't Fly This Year: Officials The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter program will miss its first scheduled tests due to "minor technical issues."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
