The US Marine Corps is testing a redesigned input quill assembly and plans to transition its MV-22B fleet to improved gearboxes by January 2033 as it prepares to operate the tiltrotor through 2055.
Sweden is an outlier as a smaller nation with its own indigenous fighter aircraft and airborne early warning platform and is now looking at how local company Saab Aerospace can meet the plans for a collaborative combat aircraft.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
MD Helicopters has robustly responded to criticisms by the Afghan Air Force’s (AAF) ‘most decorated pilot’ about the performance of the MD 530F. The AAF …
Limited Ice Protection System (LIPS) has received EASA certification for the AW189 super medium twin engine helicopter, AgustaWestland announced on 28 September. The AW189 is …
The US Navy has awarded a contract to Calspan Aerospace to provide a next-generation Variable Stability System (VSS) for a US Naval Test Pilot School …
The Indian Ministry of Defence has ordered 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to enhance India’s capabilities across a range …
Spirit AeroSystems has completed construction of the first fuselage for Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor aircraft, the company announced on 22 September. The composite fuselage will …
The 15th NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) has been officially handed over to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) for the French Navy, Airbus Helicopters …
India has cleared the procurement of 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy lifters for the Indian Air Force. The country’s Cabinet …
Science and Engineering Services has selected L-3 Communications to provide its Manned/Unmanned Teaming-eXpanded Capabilities (MUMT-X) system in support of the US Army’s Apache helicopter programme. …
The Australian Defence Force has undergone a comprehensive renewal of its helicopter fleet in recent years, with mixed results. While the foreign military sale purchase …
Merlin Mk2, the British Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare helicopter, has officially achieved Full Operating Capability (FOC) on schedule, the UK Department of Defence announced on …