A new Army contract worth up to $10 billion will shift entry-level helicopter training to a private contractor.

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The US Army is moving to the Robinson R66 for initial helicopter pilot training under a contract worth up to $10 billion.

Army aviation students participate in flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. (Staff Sgt. Austin Berner/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is turning its helicopter pilot training over to civilian instructors ...

The Instructor Training Group (ITG) of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) is one of the Army’s most influential training ...

The Army launched ATIS Education onOctober 1,2025,continuing the expansion of the Army Training Information System for ...

Army halts Apache training flights after a Fort Hood crash near Salado killed two soldiers and sparked a 155-acre wildfire.

With U.S. Army aviators set to earn their rotary wings on the Robinson R66, the California-based helicopter manufacturer is adapting its business to integrate its first major defense program. Robinson ...

A Westlake company just won a $10 billion Army contract to train every U.S. helicopter pilot for the next 26 years.

It’s a big ask,” acknowledged Maj. Gen. Denise McPhail, chief of Army Network Command, but it could allow NETCOM to “leverage AI in that model to understand our vulnerabilities, where our gaps are.” ...