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An Overview of the U.S. Army's New Training Helicopter Competition

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition. Let's see what each proposal brings to the competition. Bell Textron announced on ...
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U.S. Army Narrows Field Of ‘Flight School Next’ Bids

The U.S. Army is narrowing the field as it seeks a replacement for the Airbus UH-72 Lakota helicopters currently used for rotary-wing training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Several contractors have now ...
Business Wire

Robinson Helicopter Company Joins Team M1 to Transform U.S. Army Flight Training

DENTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M1 Support Services (M1) announced today that Robinson Helicopter Company, the top choice worldwide for helicopter training, will provide its R66 helicopter to Team M1 ...
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Army Aviation Soldiers begin training with Stalker UAS at Fort Rucker

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Army aviation soldiers began training with the VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system at Fort Rucker, Alabama, Nov. 18, in preparation for equipment fielding next month. This ...
Defense One

As Army narrows field for its flight-school outsourcing contract, Congress says: not so fast

Congress won’t fund the Army’s plans to outsource training for new helicopter pilots until it sees the results of a trial program. That hasn’t stopped the service from notifying several companies that ...
Business Wire

M1 Awarded $601M Modification to Its Contract Supporting the U.S. Army’s Flight School at Fort Rucker, AL

DENTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M1 Support Services (M1) announced today it was awarded a $601,135,303 modification to its contract to provide aviation maintenance and related services to Army flight ...