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House lawmakers would curb the secretary's travel funding until the Army produces analysis of alternatives for its future attack reconnaissance aircraft.

Lockheed's future assault aircraft proposal lacked detail needed to validate its design had an open architecture at sub-system levels, the GAO found.

The US Army faces delays in developing its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft due to engine technology but is working on developing its weaponry systems and critical open-system modular architecture to mitigate schedule losses.

The US Army's UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters will experience a two-year delay in receiving the next-generation engines due to supply chain and manufacturing issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing back the initial operational capability with ITEP in the UH-60s aircraft to the fourth quarter of FY27.

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“In an effort… to push schedule, we did not have any slack in our schedule and that’s no way to manage developmental programs,” said the Program Executive Officer for Aviation, Maj. Gen. Robert Barrie.

The UH-60, AH-64 and CH-47 may need to fly for decades more, even as the Army brings future aircraft into its fleet.

Lockheed's future assault aircraft proposal lacked detail needed to validate its design had an open architecture at sub-system levels, the GAO found.

Lockheed's future assault aircraft proposal lacked detail needed to validate its design had an open architecture at sub-system levels, the GAO found.

ITEP's delayed installation into future helicopter prototypes has had a ripple effect on the fleet set to be upgraded with the next-gen engine.