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 ...

It was only in late October that we learned of helicopter maker Bell getting its hands on a brand engine called T901. Intended for use in the 360 Invictus attack helicopter, the engine has already ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is now a patented pop-out modular passenger system design that could be used on Bell's 360 Invictus armed scout helicopter.

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 ...

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 ...

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Both contenders for the Army’s new Future Attack Recon Aircraft (FARA) have now received their General Electric T901 Improved Turbine Engined and have begun installation on their respective advanced ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced Thursday it denied a protest filed by Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, and Boeing over the U.S. Army’s decision to award the ...

With the Army’s next-gen engine installed, the helicopter vying for the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft competition is expected to take its first flight next year.

Bell’s Model 360 Invictus competitive prototype will be flight tested at the company’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas. Credit: Bell FORT WORTH—Bell aims to start test flights of its Bell ...

Sikorsky Aircraft announced Wednesday that it's challenging the U.S. Army's decision from earlier this month to award the service's next-generation helicopter contract to Bell Textron's design. The ...

The U.S. Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) is fast developing as both Lockheed-Sikorsky and Bell advance, refine, and seek to “offer” their helicopters to the Army. For many ...