Air Force's 'Grey Wolf' Huey Replacement Helicopter Goes Unfunded in DoD Budget Request The service will delay asking lawmakers for funding for the helicopter.
Army General Who Allowed Helicopter to Fly Low Over DC Protesters Failed to Give Clear Orders, IG Finds The 2020 incident involved a UH-72 Lakota medical helicopter that hovered low enough to send those on the ground fleeing from...
Coast Guard Grounds Some Search-and-Rescue Helicopters As It Struggles to Find Spare Parts Six Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters are currently grounded, with four more expected to be out of circulation by June.
Soldiers Involved in Flying Helicopter Low Over DC Protesters Have Been Disciplined, Army Says The Army has implemented new procedures and protocols for the use of Guard forces and aviation assets in civil disturbance...
Army's Pilotless Black Hawk Highlights Emerging Technology in Demo Flight Sikorsky pilots working with Army scientists have demonstrated optionally piloted flight technology on an S-70 Black Hawk.
Army Pilots to Learn Bold New Tactics to Fly Future Helicopters The aviation center has launched an effort to train pilots to fly in large-scale combat operations.
Northrop Designing 'Sky Viper' Cannon for Army's Futuristic Attack Helicopter The new chain gun, named the Sky Viper, will be similar to the M230 30mm cannon.
Marines Should Reduce King Stallion Helicopter Buys Until Tech Problems Fixed, GAO Says The service launched the program in 2005 to replace the older CH-53E helicopter with a more powerful aircraft.
Navy May Look to Army's Future Vertical Lift Program for Seahawk Replacement The Navy is on the hunt for a helicopter to replace its MH-60 Seahawk and MQ-8 Fire Scout.
Sikorsky Prepares to Test Autonomous Version of Army's Black Hawk Helicopter The technology allows a computer to take over flight tasks and serve as a digital copilot.
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...
