Aspiring pilots in Ohio have a new pathway to earn a university degree while completing flight training close to home.

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 ...

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 ...

The Navy’s program to train helicopter pilots stands on the precipice of a major technical or human calamity. Because it is operating obsolescent, 35-year-old TH-57 helicopters that are increasingly ...

The competition to determine the Army's Next Generation training platform for initial rotary wing pilots is preparing to answer the final stage with just two contestants remaining. Lockheed Martin was ...

Army helicopter aviators of the future may be under the tutelage of contracted civilian pilots during their initial training pipeline instead of attending instruction at a military-operated ...

The Army has been training with 200 Airbus UH-72s at Fort Rucker since December 2015, but the helicopters' mission could end soon. Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST As the U.S. Army aviation community ...

To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude.