M1 Support Services (M1) announced today it has been selected to advance to Phase III of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition. The Army seeks a contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) ...

The Army has cleared three companies to bid on the service’s plan to outsource initial helicopter pilot training, despite some lawmakers’ reservations about the idea. Bell, Lockheed Martin, and M1 ...

Ollama makes it fairly easy to download open-source LLMs. Even small models can run painfully slow. Don't try this without a new machine with 32GB of RAM. As a reporter covering artificial ...

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab Helicopters won almost 20% more orders last year, gaining ground in the military market as defence spending rises across Europe, company data ...

A VSR700 UAV at Airbus Helicopters Marignane facility in October 2024. The French Navy is to receive six systems from 2028. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) France has ordered the Airbus Helicopters VSR700 ...

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition. Let's see what each proposal brings to the competition. Bell Textron announced on ...

The U.S. Army directly notified the companies involved, but no public announcement was made. Bell’s solution is based on the B-505 and M1’s is based on the Robinson R66, while Lockheed Martin has not ...

Congress won’t fund the Army’s plans to outsource training for new helicopter pilots until it sees the results of a trial program. That hasn’t stopped the service from notifying several companies that ...

A fatal helicopter crash southeast of Phoenix involved a slackline, also known as a highline, which investigators say the aircraft struck before plunging into a canyon. The crash occurred Jan. 2 in ...

PHOENIX — Four people are dead after a private helicopter crashed near Superior on Friday morning, authorities said. According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, the MD 369FF helicopter came down ...

Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey. On Sunday, Dec. 28, around 11:25 a.m., Hammonton Police received a report of a ...