In future conflicts, attack reconnaissance aircraft will be key to “achieving and sustaining overmatch against potential competitors and enduring asymmetric threats by closing or mitigating gaps in ...

Bell has received the General Electric T901 engine for its Invictus helicopter prototype. The engine's installation marks significant progress towards the Invictus's first flight, anticipated for late ...

The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, pictured in July 2021 at the halfway mark of construction, is now past 95% completion. (Bell) The Bell 360 Invictus demonstrator, Bell Helicopters' entry for the US ...

The U.S. Army is on the lookout for a new attack helicopter. It wants one as it plans to replace the aging Bell OH-58 Kiowa with something more modern and more capable. To do that, it kicked off back ...

Sikorsky's coaxial Raider X will not see service with the U.S. Army as a Kiowa Warrior replacement - nor will its competitor, Bell's 360 Invictus. In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, ...

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Helicopter manufacturer Bell says assembly of the prototype the company is pitching as the US Army’s new scout helicopter is more than 90% complete. Known officially as the Future Attack ...

The U.S. Army's recent decision to repurpose Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program resources demonstrates the service’s intentions to leverage its significant $2 billion investment in ...

Laser-guided Hydra 70 rockets, Hellfire missiles, Spike “Non Line of Sight” weapons, the emerging Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), and even unanticipated, yet-to-exist weapons will all fire from ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell says the 360 Invictus helicopter is 90% complete and released pictures of the first competitive prototype carrying a full load of weapons. The release days ahead of the ...