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An overview of the US 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 ...
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 ...
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Army advances Bell, Lockheed, and General Dynamics to next phase of flight school aircraft program

The US Army has moved Bell, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics into the next round of its Flight School Next trainer ...
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Bell advances to next stage of US Army trainer competition with 505 proposal

Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell has become the first vendor to advance in the US Army's Flight School Next competition, ...

Team M1 Selected for Phase II of Army’s Flight School Next

M1 Support Services (M1) announced today it has been selected to advance to Phase II of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next ...
Aviation Week Network

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 ...
The Aviationist

Boeing and Leonardo Join Forces to Offer AW119T Helicopter to U.S. Army

Boeing and Leonardo will pursue together the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) contract. Boeing and Leonardo announced a new partnership to jointly pursue the ...
Defense One

As drones proliferate, Army pilots worry about their future. Will a new approach to flight school help?

“We’re cooked,” one Army aviator said recently, describing the reactions of fellow students at the service’s helicopter flight school to Sikorsky’s new uncrewed Black Hawk. “Why are we even doing this ...