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Lockheed Martin advances to Phase III of Army Flight School Next with Robinson R66 NxG

Lockheed Martin has advanced to Phase III of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition and announced it will offer Robinson Helicopter's R66 NxG as its training platform. Bell and M1 were also named among the three firms moving on to the next phase of evaluations.

Discovered 2026-02-04T11:15:50.463757-08:00 | 2026-02-04T11:15:50.463757-08:00

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  • Phase III narrows Flight School Next to three competitors — Lockheed Martin, Bell and M1 — advancing formal platform evaluations and comparative trials for the Army's trainer modernization.

  • Lockheed is offering Robinson Helicopter's R66 NxG as its proposed training platform, introducing a light-turbine civil helicopter into Army FSN evaluations and procurement trade studies.

  • The move follows Lockheed's earlier signal it would name a candidate to replace the UH‑72A and comes alongside the company's continued large sustainment contracting activity (see F‑35 sustainment award).

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