In future conflicts, attack reconnaissance aircraft will be key to “achieving and sustaining overmatch against potential competitors and enduring asymmetric threats by closing or mitigating gaps in ...

The U.S. Army is on the lookout for a new attack helicopter. It wants one as it plans to replace the aging Bell OH-58 Kiowa with something more modern and more capable. To do that, it kicked off back ...

It was only in late October that we learned of helicopter maker Bell getting its hands on a brand engine called T901. Intended for use in the 360 Invictus attack helicopter, the engine has already ...

Laser-guided Hydra 70 rockets, Hellfire missiles, Spike “Non Line of Sight” weapons, the emerging Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), and even unanticipated, yet-to-exist weapons will all fire from ...

The Bell 360 Invictus being developed for the US Army might soon be offered to the export market also. (Bell) Bell is considering potential exports of the 360 Invictus helicopter it is developing for ...

The U.S. Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) is fast developing as both Lockheed-Sikorsky and Bell advance, refine, and seek to “offer” their helicopters to the Army. For many ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell says the 360 Invictus helicopter is 90% complete and released pictures of the first competitive prototype carrying a full load of weapons. The release days ahead of the ...

Bell’s Model 360 Invictus competitive prototype will be flight tested at the company’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas. Credit: Bell FORT WORTH—Bell aims to start test flights of its Bell ...

Helicopter manufacturer Bell says assembly of the prototype the company is pitching as the US Army’s new scout helicopter is more than 90% complete. Known officially as the Future Attack ...

The US Army on 25 March selected Bell and Sikorsky to move forward with its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) programme. The two companies edged out AVX Aircraft-L3 ...