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.

Lockheed Martin has selected the Robinson Helicopter R66 NxG as its platform offer for the US Army's Flight School Next training competition.

Bell is promoting its 505 light-single helicopter as a replacement for ageing military training fleets across Asia-Pacific, ...

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 ...