The country first entered negotiations for the procurement of Black Hawk helicopters in 2023. Now, the reassessment marks a shift in the country’s military equipment and strategic needs in light of the Ukraine conflict.
UVision’s HERO loitering munition family is widely used. As an air-launched loitering munition, however, it is a new concept which could meet a specific declared need of the US Marine Corps.
Currently manufacturing 1,400 AIM-9X Block II missiles annually, Raytheon plans to reach the mark of 2,500 per year by September 2028.
A special procurement notice for the Flight School Next was issued this week as potential suppliers step up their efforts.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
17th February 2022
An AW149 helicopter test-fired unguided and laser-guided rockets in trials in an undisclosed European country.
17th February 2022
A new working group of European engine manufacturers is assessing which technologies could help NATO to develop a new medium-lift helicopter.
16th February 2022
Leonardo is pursuing export sales of the Miysis directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system which could rise in the face of MANPADS proliferation.
16th February 2022
Bell remains convinced it can make a breakthrough on AH-1Z Viper helicopter sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
16th February 2022
Sikorsky will build for LRIP Lot 6 CH-53Ks for Israel under an FMS contract modification.
16th February 2022
An MoU between Safran and ST Engineering offers potential green benefits for military helicopter operators.
15th February 2022
Leonardo has announced its intention to issue a call for tender for TACAN transceivers for use on AW249 helicopters.
15th February 2022
Airbus has secured five-year contract extensions to continue support for Japanese H225 and H135 helicopters.
14th February 2022
The HTS7500 develops 7,000hp, making it more powerful than the latest Honeywell engine powering the CH-47 Chinook.
14th February 2022
The H225M will progressively take over roles of the elderly Super Puma, one of these being crucial search and rescue missions.
10th February 2022
With the battle for the UK's New Medium Helicopter well underway, the question is, can it meet an in-service date of 2025 and what are the implications for UK plc?
9th February 2022
A wide-ranging report on the state of Irish defence capabilities has proposed that Dublin invests in more modern equipment, especially across the air and sea domains.
9th February 2022
Flexible and extensible automation architecture offers the prospect of uncrewed US Army rotorcraft missions in the Future Vertical Lift programme.
8th February 2022
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4th February 2022
The first pair of UH-60M Black Hawks has been airlifted from the US to Croatia, with two more on order.
3rd February 2022
As repairs continue on RCAF CH-148 Cyclone helicopters, Sikorsky say it expects to make a final determination on what caused tail crack damage.
2nd February 2022
US DARPA has contracted Northrop Grumman to develop a rotorcraft pilot AI assistant.
2nd February 2022
Spain is part of a European trend to modernise CH-47 Chinooks.
2nd February 2022
With IOT&E completion due this month, NAVAIR has modified contracts for CH-53K Lot 6 LRIP and procurement of long-lead items for Lot 7 LRIP.
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