US Army Aviation

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ACME’s Jenkins on Cost-Saving, High-Fidelity Aerial Gunnery Simulator

Rick Jenkins, operations manager of ACME Services, discusses the company’s high-fidelity aerial gunnery simulator that improves training while reducing ammunition, maintenance and security costs with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradesheow in Nashville, Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Airbus’ Tumpak on UH-72A Deliveries, Upgrades and Army Aviation Needs

Scott Tumpak, vice president of military programs at Airbus Helicopters, discusses the company’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter — 400 of which have been delivered to the US Army — proposed upgrades to the aircraft and Army Aviation needs with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Nashville, Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Boeing’s Rotte on Defiant’s Successful First Flight, Army Aviation Plans, Chinook Cut

Col. Randy Rotte, US Army Ret., the director of global‎ sales and marketing for cargo helicopters and future vertical lift at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the first flight of the Defiant aircraft developed cooperatively by the company and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, the attributes of the co-axial, compound design and suitability for the US Army’s Capability Set 1, and the service’s decision to cut funding for the Block II version of the CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and trade show in Nashville, Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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TRADOC’s Martin on Rebuilding Warfare Skills, Cold War Lessons, Capabilities, Recruiting & Retention

Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, US Army, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Va., discusses rebuilding high-end warfighting skills, lessons from the Cold War, capabilities as well as recruiting and retention with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Nashville., Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Bell’s Snyder on V-280 Progress, Army Aviation Requirements, Reinventing Mobility

Mitch Snyder, the president and CEO of Bell, a Textron company, discusses the company’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor development program, US Army Aviation requirements for future scout and long-range lift aircraft, and efforts to reinvent personal aerial mobility with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Nashville, Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS. Bell also sponsors our weekly Defense & Aerospace Report podcasts.

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US Army Aviation’s Francis on Training for a Contested Future, Readiness, Hard Program Choices

Brig. Gen. David Francis, US Army, the director of US Army Aviation, discusses preparing the service’s aviation forces to operate in an ever more contested environment, readiness and retention, and making hard program choices with Defense & Space Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Nashville, Tenn. Our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.