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Read the latest Defence Helicopter News: Our team of expert journalists bring you breaking news, features & analysis across the domain.

Air Warfare

Updated: Austria doubles down on Leonardo helicopter procurement

Austria has formally finalised procurement of an additional 18 AW169 helicopters for multirole and training purposes from Italy.

Training

Updated: CAE to add new innovations to US Army fixed-wing flight training

CAE will add a new suite of innovations to the existing live, virtual and constructive flight training syllabus at the Dothan Training Center in Alabama.

Land Warfare

India boosts defence capabilities for army and navy amid border tensions

Procurement of helicopter-launched antitank guided missiles, as well as man-portable air defence missiles, are approved for the Indian Army.

Air Warfare

Myanmar Air Force bolsters fleet with the commission of new aircraft

As part of its 75th anniversary, the Myanmar Air Force showed off a variety of new types of aircraft and helicopters.

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Defence Notes

How France’s future budget will prepare its forces for tomorrow’s warfare

26th January 2023

Under the future military programming law 2024-2030 umbrella, France intends to invest in innovation as well as in cyber, maritime, space and UAS capabilities.
Air Warfare

Sikorsky delivers 5,000th H-60 helicopter

23rd January 2023

The Black Hawk has been in service for over four decades, but both the US Army and Sikorsky believe the helicopter will have a role for at least another 40 years.
Air Warfare

Australia says ‘goodbye Taipans, hello Black Hawks’

18th January 2023

After considerable dithering over the fate of the MRH90 helicopter fleet, Australia has made a decision to replace the European-designed type.
Training

Indra to help develop third NH90 sim for Spain

16th January 2023

The new NH90 simulators are said to reduce necessary live flight hours by 40% with the same training outcome.
Defence Notes

Slovenia seeks new defence capacities

9th January 2023

Cyber and dual-use capabilities, air defence systems, transport aircraft and armoured vehicles are among Slovenia's defence priorities.
Air Warfare

KAI to develop mine countermeasures helicopter for South Korean navy

5th January 2023

The decision by the Republic of Korea Navy means KAI will be third company in the world to develop a dedicated minesweeping helicopter.
Air Warfare

Defiant protest grounds US Army FLRAA contract

4th January 2023

Boeing and Sikorsky think the US Army's decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft was not made in the right way and have filed a protest with the US Government Accountability Office, pausing the programme for more than three months.
Air Warfare

Egypt upgrades to latest Chinook model

4th January 2023

The new Boeing CH-47Fs will provide Egypt with improved heavy-lift capabilities.
Air Warfare

KAI wins production contract for Light Attack Helicopter

4th January 2023

The first series production examples of the Light Attack Helicopter have been ordered by the South Korean government.
Air Warfare

India spells out defence priorities as multiple programmes get green light

3rd January 2023

The Indian Ministry of Defence has approved 24 procurement programmes, including cruise missiles for the air force, light tanks for the army and multi-purpose vessels for the navy.
Air Warfare

The 5 most significant air stories of 2022

30th December 2022

Several key developments emerged in the air domain in 2022, with major announcement coming toward the end of the year - we collected the five most significant ones.
Air Warfare

Pentagon orders 26 TH-73A Thrasher helicopters

26th December 2022

The DoD has awarded Leonardo AgustaWestland Philadelphia a $110.5 million firm-fixed-price modification to the previous contract for the US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS).
Defence Helicopter

Leonardo wins Canadian helicopter upgrade programme

23rd December 2022

The upgrade contract will ensure that the Candian helicopters are compliant with future technological requirements.
Air Warfare

First AW169 helicopter arrives in Austria

22nd December 2022

The AW169M LUH helicopters will replace Austria's ageing fleet of Alouette III aircraft.
Air Warfare

First AW169 helicopter arrives in Austria

22nd December 2022

The AW169M LUH helicopters will replace Austria's ageing fleet of Alouette III aircraft.
Defence Helicopter

Guatemala receives Bell Subaru helicopters

21st December 2022

The latest version of the Bell 412 helicopter has improved performance and weight capacity and will support Guatemala in various missions.
Air Warfare

US Navy contracts BAE for next-generation aircraft survivability system

16th December 2022

BAE's Smart D2 technology supports the USN's conversion from round to square countermeasures.
Air Warfare

European helicopter modernisation advances in Latvia and Czech Republic

16th December 2022

Latvia has received its first UH-60M helicopter, while the Czech Republic has taken delivery of support equipment for its UH-1Y and AH-1Z fleets.
Air Warfare

How the US Army’s FLRAA decision can affect other helicopter programmes

14th December 2022

Following the award of the US Army’s largest helicopter procurement in decades to the Bell V-280, questions remain as to what this means for the US's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition and helicopter procurement elsewhere.