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US Army advances Bell & M1 in bid to outsource future helicopter pilot training

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 ...
Morningstar

M1 Names Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Drew as Executive Program Director for Army Flight School Next

M1 Support Services (M1) announced today it has selected retired Army Major General Tom Drew to serve as Executive Program Director for its Flight School Next offering. Flight School Next (FSN) is an ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Army Nears Key Decisions On Outsourced Helicopter Training

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 ...
Defense One

Two firms picked as finalists for contract to outsource Army pilot training

The Army has picked at least two finalists to take over the service’s entry-level helicopter training program, despite Congressional pushback on the plan last year. Service officials have said they ...
Flightglobal

Bell advances, Lockheed dropped from US Army’s Flight School Next trainer competition

Three contenders advanced in the Flight School Next effort, which seeks to revamp the US Army’s basic rotary-wing instruction course, including by replacing Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas as the ...
The Desert Sun

DigiFlight to Debut Phoenix Mixed Reality Flight Training Device at Army Aviation Warfighting Summit

Responding, DigiFlight Inc. will debut its new Phoenix Mixed Reality Flight Training Device at the 2026 Army Aviation Warfighting Summit, organized by the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA), ...