Aircraft Under Development Under JMR-TD Initiative
GE Aviation’s T64-GE-419 engine will power the Bell V-280 Valor demonstrator aircraft. The Bell V-280 Valor program has been selected to advance to build and fly an aircraft within the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) initiative. JMR-TD is intended to reduce risk and inform the requirements for the Department of Defense Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative, a program which will create the next generation of vertical lift aircraft for the U.S. military.
Could Carry Two Torpedoes Or Depth Charges, Also Flew Surveillance And Targeting Missions
The Helicopter Museum in Westonsuper-Mare, Somerset, U.K. has taken delivery of a rare Gyrodyne GH- 50D DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter), developed in the 1960s and the first vertical take-off/landing unmanned air system (UAS) in the world to enter operational service.
The Commemorative Air Force may be moving its headquarters to Dallas, but the popular Midland AirSho will stay firmly in place, according to the show's organizers.
Company will Provide Additional Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets
The U.S. Army has awarded a contract worth approximately $12.7 million to Elbit Systems of America to provide Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets (AAIH) to the service. Work will be performed over a two-year period and will be conducted at Elbit Systems' facility in Fort Worth, TX.
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