Armed Aerial Scout
Armed Aerial Scout | |
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General information | |
Project for | Armed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter |
Successors | Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft |
The Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) was the planned replacement for the
History
The Armed Aerial Scout program replaced the previous Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program, which chose the
Evaluations of
In October 2013, the Army said that the AAS program was at risk of being delayed or canceled due to sequestration cuts.
Contenders
Contenders have included:
- AAS-72X
- In October 2010 a consortium of EADS North America, American Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin announced that it was preparing to fly the first of three AAS-72X prototypes.[11] The design is in the same family as the Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota.[11]
- Bell OH-58F Block II
- Upgrade of the current Kiowa Warrior.
- Improved version of the MH-6 Little Bird
- Multipurpose light helicopter
- In May 2009, Sikorsky unveiled a mock-up of its S-97 designation.[14]
- OH-58D/AVX
- Proposed by the AVX Aircraft Company is a modification of the current OH-58D design to meet the AAS requirement.[15] The design uses the basic Kiowa fuselage and adds a counter-rotating coaxial rotor and two ducted fans.[16]
Contenders by 2012
Candidate helicopters for interim replacement were to conduct flight demonstrations in spring 2012.[17]
The contenders as of June 2012 were:[18]
- AgustaWestland AW139M - changed to AgustaWestland AW169 AAS[19]
- Boeing AH-6
- EADS AAS-72X and AAS-72X+
- Bell OH-58F Block II
- Sikorsky S-97 Raider
- MD Helicopters MD 540F[20][21][unreliable source?]
References
- ^ Tony Skinner (25 October 2010). "AUSA 10: Sikorsky unveils the 'Raider' X2". Shephard Group Limited. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ AUSA: Bell starts OH-58 Block II flight demo. flightglobal.com
- ^ "U.S. Army officials said to back new scout helicopter". Reuters.com, 30 November 2012.
- ^ Kiowa Replacement Inches Closer To Fruition Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Aviationweek.com, 9 January 2013
- ^ Drwiega, Andrew. "Proceed with Caution: JMR Tech Demo Phase 1 Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine" Aviation Today, 1 November 2013. Accessed: 5 October 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Army Confirms AAS Will Be New Start Or OH-58 SLEP" Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - Aviationweek.com, 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Lynn Tilton Bests Boeing in Helicopter Arbitration"[permanent dead link] - Justhelicopters.com, 25 July 2013.
- ^ Army Considers Killing Ground Combat Vehicle Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine - DoDBuzz.com, 21 October 2013
- ^ "Outgoing General: US Army Must Continue To Fund Research and Development" - Defensenews.com, 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Army Debates Divestment of Kiowa Warrior; Replacement Program in Doubt" Archived 19 January 2014 at archive.today - Nationaldefensemagazine.com, 14 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Armed Aerial Scout 72X - Press Release". Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Trimble, Stephen. "Sikorsky unveils mock-up X2 armed scout". Flightglobal, 4 May 2009.
- ^ Coaxial contenders for US Army armed aerial scout - Australian Aviation
- ^ Brannen, Kate. "Sikorsky Plans To Build Two X2 Helo Prototypes"[dead link]. Defense News, 20 October 2010.
- ^ Product History OH-58D/AVX Archived 29 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AVX Fact Sheet[ Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Butler, Amy. "New Army Helo A Tough Choice Amid Belt-Tightening" (subscription article). Aviation Week & Space Technology, 23 January 2012.
- ^ Army begins tour of Armed Aerial Scout suitors - Army Times, 27 June 2012
- ^ AgustaWestland is In -- But is There an AAS Program? Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Aviationweek.com, 12 April 2013
- ^ "MD Uncovers ‘Lethal’ 540F" Archived 8 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation Today.com
- ^ "AgustaWestland demonstrates AW139 for US Army AAS programme". army-technology.com, 5 July 2012.
External links
- Armed Aerial Scout Helicopter Request for Information. fbo.gov, 26 January 2010.
- Sources Sought for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH). fbo.gov, 7 November 2008.
- Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) paper. U.S. Army, 22 March 2010.
- "ARH Program" Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Rotor & Wing magazine, 1 June 2009.
- New Attitudes about UAVs Shape Army’s Scout Helicopter Program. NDIA, April 2010
- "U.S. Army ARH Program Undergoes Major Shift" Aviation Week, 24 April 2009.
- Armed Aerial Scout 72X Airbus Helicopters proposal for the AAS.
- Kiowa Warrior Block II Bell Helicopter's proposal for the Armed Scout.