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New US Army Helicopter Could Fly Twice As Fast As A Black Hawk
The U.S. Army is finalizing the design of a new high-speed assault aircraft—the V-280 Valor—intended to replace part of the ...
Seconds Before D.C. Plane Crash Killed 67, Army Pilot Was Told to Turn Away from Passenger Jet
The Army helicopter pilot in the D.C. plane crash, Capt. Rebecca Lobach, was told by her instructor to turn left and away from American Airlines Flight 5342 before they collided on Jan. 29 ...
The Aviationist on MSN2d
U.S. Army Black Hawk Lands at the Wrong School
A Black Hawk helicopter due to make a community relations visit to Standley Lake High School arrived slightly later than ...
Potomac plane crash caused by pilot and air traffic controller error: Investigation
A new investigation into the collision found additional errors that led to the deadly crash, such as the helicopter pilot ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN2d
Army Partners to Automate UH-60L Black Hawk
Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell look to retrofit helicopters with systems that could eliminate the need for onboard crew, ...
Army Times on MSN1d
Army pilot claims he distributed LSD for religious reasons
The Army pilot believes LSD is a sacrament “necessary for his continued spiritual growth and development," his lawyers argued ...
Relative of RI victims in DC air tragedy pushes for further investigation, safety changes
The sister of a Rhode Island woman who was killed in the tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., earlier this year is ...
Defense News on MSN2d
US Army finalizing future aircraft design with hopes to field faster
The Army is examining whether its unprecedented digital engineering design efforts will enable it to field FLRAA earlier than ...
Black Hawk pilot Rebecca Lobach didn't listen to her co-pilot before colliding with American Airlines flight
On January 29, the US saw its worst aviation tragedy when a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane ...
5 Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into the Jan. 29 Collision at National Airport
New details show that the failures leading up to the midair collision of a regional jet and an Army helicopter were more ...