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Sikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines

Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this…

AI & Autonomy

GA-ASI Completes Final Qualification Test For Gray Eagle’s New HFE 2.0 Engine

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) last month completed the final qualification test for its new Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) 2.0 set to power the upgraded Gray Eagle (GE) 25M drone. Following…

Military

Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes - Sept. 11

The Army has completed initial flight demonstrations and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) evaluations with Textron Systems and Griffon Aerospace’s offerings for the Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program, the service said on…

Military

Booz Allen Secures $506 Million Deal To Support Army’s MOSA Push For Aviation Fleet

Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a five-year, $506 million deal to support the Army’s push toward getting after Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) approaches “at scale” across its aviation fleet. Tim…

Electrification and Sustainability

Army Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30

The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between fiscal years 2026 and 2030.…

Editor's Note

Sikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts

Sikorsky plans to have the power systems tested for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX VTOL) demonstrator aircraft ready by year’s end to begin ground runs in 2025, citing it as…

Editor's Note

Sikorsky Receives GE’s New T901 Engines For Integration On Black Hawk - July 28

Sikorsky has received the first two GE Aerospace T901 new Army helicopter engines that will be integrated onto the UH-60M Black Hawk to support modernization efforts, the companies said on Thursday. The…

Military

Army Plans To Field More Than 1,000 Switchblade 600 Attack Drones For Replicator

The Army plans to buy and field more than a thousand Switchblade 600 loitering munitions over the next year for the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, a senior service official has said. Gen. James…

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Military

Sikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines

AI & Autonomy

GA-ASI Completes Final Qualification Test For Gray Eagle’s New HFE 2.0 Engine

Military

Army Completes Initial Flight Demos, MOSA Evaluation With FTUAS Prototypes - Sept. 11

Military

Booz Allen Secures $506 Million Deal To Support Army’s MOSA Push For Aviation Fleet

Electrification and Sustainability

Army Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30

Editor's Note

Sikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts

Editor's Note

Sikorsky Receives GE’s New T901 Engines For Integration On Black Hawk - July 28

Military

Army Plans To Field More Than 1,000 Switchblade 600 Attack Drones For Replicator