US Army Opens Search For Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Aviation Week reports: Collaborative Combat Aircraft may soon be coming to the U.S. Army’s acquisition plans.

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Last Updated: Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, 5:50 PM PDT

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Aviation Week • Graham Warwick

Sikorsky Converts UH-60L Black Hawk Into U-Hawk Uncrewed Utility Demonstrator

By Aviation Week: Sikorsky has modified an ex-U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk into a flight demonstrator for the proposed U-Hawk uncrewed utility aircraft.

AINonline

Sikorsky unveils U‑Hawk — an uncrewed Black Hawk cargo variant replacing the cockpit with an autonomous cargo door

AeroTime

Sikorsky unveils U-Hawk, a fully autonomous cargo Black Hawk

Also: DefenseNews.com, Breaking Defense, Shephard Media, The Aviationist, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, APAC Defence Reporter, Janes, Task & Purpose, UK Defence Journal, Defense One, Defense Daily and 19 more

2025-10-13T03:03:49.987812-07:00

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DefenseNews.com

Balancing smart munitions, supply chain resilience, and production speed

By DefenseNews.com: General Atomics explores lessons from recent conflicts, stressing agile design, open architecture, and automation to rebuild munition stockpiles.

2025-10-13T14:12:41.926596-07:00

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DefenseNews.com • Jen Judson

US Army to Accelerate PrSM Production as Lockheed Martin Nears Contract; ATACMS Retirement Looms

By DefenseNews.com: The Army is expecting to enter a production contract with Lockheed Martin soon to deliver Precision Strike Missiles.

2025-10-13T12:12:50.117395-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Kymeta Multi-Orbit Terminal Selected for U.S. Army NGC2 Pilot

By Via Satellite: Kymeta has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications capability provider in the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) pilot with its Osprey u8 terminal.

Satellite Evolution

Kymeta selected as key SATCOM provider for US Army’s NGC2 pilot

aeromorning.com

Kymeta Selected as Multi-Orbit SATCOM Provider for U.S. Army's NGC2 Pilot

2025-10-13T12:38:53.676965-07:00

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DefenseNews.com

At AUSA, Army leaders outline accelerated aviation modernization, UAS expansion and ahead-of-schedule FLRAA prototype delivery

By DefenseNews.com: At AUSA, Army officials outline accelerated aviation modernization, UAS expansion, and FLRAA prototype delivery moving ahead of schedule.

Also: Aviation Week and Army Recognition

2025-10-13T10:52:11.268803-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Sydney J Freedberg Jr

Lockheed tests vertical‑launch JAGM quad‑launcher for naval counter‑drone missions

By Breaking Defense: The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile quad launcher could help the defense giant break into the counter-drone market, particularly for naval uses.