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Collins awarded $472M contract for US Army Chinook avionics upgrade

Collins awarded $472M contract for US Army Chinook avionics upgrade

The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services that support the modernization and sustainment of the CH‑47 Chinook fleet. The engineering services will deliver avionics upgrades that help integrate new capabilities more efficiently, address obsolescence and strengthen the aircraft’s avionics architecture to The post Collins awarded $472M contract for US Army Chinook avionics upgrade appeared first on HeliHub.com .

Sep 1, 2026 · byHeliHub
H-60M Black Hawk Executes Rocket-Launch Of Anduril’s Altius-700 During Latest U.S. Army A-LE Test

H-60M Black Hawk Executes Rocket-Launch Of Anduril’s Altius-700 During Latest U.S. Army A-LE Test

During the recent Project Convergence Capstone 6, an H-60M Black Hawk crew employed an Altius-700 Air-Launched Effect to autonomously find the target, pass data across the formation, and strike.  As explained by Sikorsky in an interview at Farnborugh International Airshow last month, a major focus of Armed Black Hawk’s development is on air-launched effects (A-LE): […]

Sep 1, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
Security Aviation Cessna 441 Conquest II crashes in Alaska

Security Aviation Cessna 441 Conquest II crashes in Alaska

On August 20, 2026, a twin-engine turboprop Cessna 441 Conquest II, operated by Anchorage-based charter operator Security Aviation, crashed near a remote military installation in southwest Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all eight people aboard. The flight was an on-demand charter contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transport personnel on an […]

Aug 21, 2026 · byWorld Airline News
Elroy Air equips Chaparral with three delivery modes under US Army contract

Elroy Air equips Chaparral with three delivery modes under US Army contract

Elroy Air, a leading U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for defense, rapid response and commercial logistics, today announced that the company has created three new unattended delivery modes for its Chaparral drone, developed under contract with the U.S. Army. Chaparral can now deliver payloads three ways: precision airdrop from a hover, precision airdrop The post Elroy Air equips Chaparral with three delivery modes under US Army contract appeared first on HeliHub.com .

Aug 18, 2026 · byHeliHub
GE’s T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating for UH-60 Black Hawk

GE’s T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating for UH-60 Black Hawk

The next-generation T901, developed as part of the ITEP program, cleared the Preliminary Flight Rating and will now proceed toward full airworthiness qualification testing. The T901 engine developed by GE Aerospace to replace the T700 engines powering the U.S. Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache fleets has completed Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, the […]

Aug 17, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
Robinson R66 beats Bell 505 to $10 Billion US Army contract

Robinson R66 beats Bell 505 to $10 Billion US Army contract

M1 Support Services (M1) announced late on Friday that it has been awarded a single-award IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion and a 26-year period of performance to provide Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) training under the Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) Program. Multiple bids had been put forward in recent months, The post Robinson R66 beats Bell 505 to $10 Billion US Army contract appeared first on HeliHub.com .

Aug 17, 2026 · byHeliHub
M1 wins US$10bn US Army flight training contract

M1 wins US$10bn US Army flight training contract

M1 Support Services (M1) has secured a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to US$10 billion to provide Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) training under the US Army’s Flight School Next (FSN) programme. The contract has a 26-year period of performance and forms part of the Army’s efforts to modernise rotary-wing pilot training while […] The post M1 wins US$10bn US Army flight training contract appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News .

Aug 17, 2026 · byAviTrader
U.S. Army Selects M1 for Flight School Next Program

U.S. Army Selects M1 for Flight School Next Program

The U.S. Army M1 Support Services to train new pilots as part of the Flight School Next program, with the Robinson R66 helicopter replacing the UH-72 Lakota. The U.S. Army announced on Aug. 13, 2026, the selection of M1 Support Services for the Flight School Next program which will take over the training of new […]

Aug 14, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
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US Army taps Collins for Chinook avionics upgrade

The US Army has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract worth up to US$472 million to provide engineering services supporting the modernisation and sustainment of its CH-47 Chinook fleet. The RTX business will deliver avionics upgrades designed to support the integration of new capabilities, address obsolescence and strengthen the helicopter’s avionics architecture. Collins said the work […] The post US Army taps Collins for Chinook avionics upgrade appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News .

Aug 14, 2026 · byAviTrader