Army to See Designs of Future Attack-Recon Helicopters in December Recent solicitations will advance the attack-reconnaissance and advanced drone programs for the Future Vertical Lift effort.
Army Orders Emergency Fix on Bad Apache Rotor Blades Army aviation units are performing a retrofit to its AH-64E Apache helicopters to ensure that rotors don't break off.
Army Is Paying Out $35,000 Bonuses to Reduce Apache Pilot Shortage The head of the Army aviation said that the service is six years away from reversing its shortage of pilots for the AH-64.
Navy Investigating Cause of Seahawk Hard Landing During Idaho Exercise Navy officials are looking into what caused a helicopter to make a hard landing during a recent training event.
Deadly Helo Crash in Iraq Appears Non-Hostile, Pentagon Says An Air Force Special Operations helicopter went down in a non-hostile crash in Iraq, killing one service member.
Pave Hawk Replacement Can't Come Too Soon as Maintenance Mounts: GAO The service plans to replace its primary search-and-rescue helo, but it will take years for new aircraft to reach the fleet.
Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting.
STRATCOM Chief Will 'Die Trying or Kill Somebody' to Get New Helo For the head of U.S. Strategic Command, a new helicopter for missile sites is not only a necessity, it's long overdue.
Bell's Futuristic V-280 Valor Maneuvers in 'Impressive' Flight Demo Officials from Bell today successfully completed the second, public flight demonstration of the firm's tiltrotor V-280 Valor.
The Army Is Inspecting Entire Apache Helo Fleet for Critical Defect The Army has ordered techs to widen their search for a broken part that can send Apache rotors ripping loose mid-flight.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...