JANUARY
RIPSAW® M5 wins Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Medium program
FEBRUARY
Bell reveals new EDAT system
MARCH
Two Future Vertical Lift program milestones: Bell V-280 Valor (left) and Bell 360 Invictus (right) down-selected for Army’s FLRAA and FARA programs, respectively
APRIL
U.S. Navy awards Textron Systems a follow-on production contract to produce additional Ship-to-Shore Connector Craft
MAY
Cessna SkyCourier makes first flight
JUNE
Bell delivers first CMV-22B for fleet operations to the Navy
JULY
ATAC selected to provide adversary air live training for two Air Force bases using recently acquired fleet of Mirage F1 aircraft
AUGUST
Textron Aviation introduces new Beechcraft King Air 360, representing next generation of Beechcraft’s flagship turboprop aircraft
SEPTEMBER
Bell APT 70 successfully completes joint flight demonstration with NASA
OCTOBER
TUG unveils new ALPHA 1 aircraft pushback
NOVEMBER
Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) achieves 500,000 flight hours
DECEMBER