The U.S. Army will eliminate nearly 6,500 active-duty aviation jobs in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 as part of a broad restructuring effort centered on unmanned aircraft, Task & Purpose reported Friday. The cuts will affect pilots, flight crews and maintenance personnel across the aviation branch, which currently numbers about 30,000 soldiers.

Army officials said “talent panels” beginning in October will review officers and warrant officers in the Apache and Black Hawk communities to determine whether they remain in aviation roles or transfer to other branches.

The decision follows a series of moves over the summer to divest older UH-60 and AH-64 helicopters and to inactivate reserve helicopter units, according to The War Horse. During the summer, the branch also introduced a pilot trainin

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