Boeing is making preparations for a worst-case scenario where the procurement of Chinook CH-47F Block II helicopters for the US Army is delayed by anything up ...
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The German Bundeswehr has taken the decision to halt operations with its NH90 helicopters delivered prior to 2018 due to issues with the tail rotor.As ...
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has announced that it will procure UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to replace its Mi-8 fleet. Six of the type ...
Boeing is making preparations for a worst-case scenario where the procurement of Chinook CH-47F Block II helicopters for the US Army is delayed by anything up ...
Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of the first H225M destined for delivery to the Kuwait Air Force, the company announced on 18 October. Kuwait ...
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Thirty 407MRH light attack helicopters are currently in operation with the UAE. Lyle Becka, VP of operations at NorthStar Aviation runs through the capabilities and ...
27th September 2019
Leonardo will build a comprehensive customer support centre adjacent to Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Florida in an aim to strengthen its bid for ...
26th September 2019
BAE Systems has received an IDIQ contract from US Naval Air Systems Command for the procurement of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II, the ...
26th September 2019
Thales Defense and Security has received an order for dome sonars in support of the H-60 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system. The order, worth up ...
25th September 2019
Manufacturer Sikorsky has held meetings and CH-53K King Stallion flight demonstrations with German and Israeli delegations as it looks to encourage both that the aircraft ...
25th September 2019
The government of Thailand wants eight AH-6i helicopters from the US government under a foreign military sale. The US State Department has made a determination ...
25th September 2019
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a Milestone C decision for the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme, clearing the way for low ...
19th September 2019
Despite the Philippines turning efforts to introduce 16 new combat utility helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) into a drawn-out saga, Shephard has confirmation that ...
16th September 2019
MD Helicopters has received a contract to provide training and support for the Kenya Defence Force MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters.The support includes Contractor Logistics ...
13th September 2019
Manufacturer Leonardo is still unwilling to confirm that a reported order of 20 AW149 helicopters to Egypt has been completed, or that any negotiations about ...
11th September 2019
GE Aviation will supply engines for the US Marine Corps under a $143.6 million contract modification awarded by the US Department of Defense. The company ...
10th September 2019
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted the AH-64E Apache helicopter into its inventory at Air Force Station Pathankot. The IAF has received eight ...
10th September 2019
UK Royal Marines and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been carrying out training to recue downed pilots from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen ...
9th September 2019
In a significant milestone, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has demonstrated its ‘hot and high’ performance at Himalayan landing ...
5th September 2019
S-70i Black Hawk manufacturer PZL Mielec is developing a single station weapons store pylon for the aircraft, symbolising a ‘Polandisation’ of the utility transport platform. ...
5th September 2019
Submissions for an Australian Army RfI to replace the Tiger helicopter under Project Land 4503 Armed Reconnaissance Capability closed at the end of August, with ...
4th September 2019
From a statistical point of view the UK’s rotary fleet has dropped by 50 aircraft over the last three years equating to a current overall ...
4th September 2019
PZL Swidnik, under parent company Leonardo and in collaboration with the Polish Armaments Group has proposed a W-3 Sokół upgrade to the country’s MoD - as ...
3rd September 2019
Fixed-wing fast jets are not the only aircraft that will operate from the flight decks of the Royal Navy’s (RN) new Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers and ...
2nd September 2019
Airbus Helicopters is planning on bidding its Tiger rotorcraft for Australia’s Project LAND4503 Armed Reconnaissance Capability requirement, it confirmed on 30 August. A request for ...
