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UK MoD awards Leonardo with £1 billion New Medium Helicopter contract

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UK MoD awards Leonardo with £1 billion New Medium Helicopter contract

2nd March 2026

The £1 billion contract has secured jobs at Leonardo’s Yeovil site and will provide the British forces with 23 new medium-lift helicopters.

NSPA outlines next steps for NATO’s Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability effort

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NSPA outlines next steps for NATO’s Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability effort

27th February 2026

The NATO agency gave further updates on the next stages of its rotorcraft programme and timelines for the next three years, with the initiative aimed at replacing ageing medium-lift helicopters in various NATO countries.

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Industry in chase for UH-1N replacement

19th August 2015

Industry is gearing up to convince the US Air Force (USAF) that a new aircraft is the best replacement for its UH-1N Iroquois, with both …

TAI marks Turkish T129 ATAK milestone

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TAI marks Turkish T129 ATAK milestone

18th August 2015

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has formally marked the handover of the first batch of nine T129 ATAK multirole combat helicopters to the Turkish Land Forces …

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Philippines Bell 412EP deliveries complete

18th August 2015

The delivery of eight Bell 412EP helicopters to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) is now complete, Bell Helicopter announced on 17 August. The …

Airbus demonstrates Sferion system

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Airbus demonstrates Sferion system

17th August 2015

Airbus Defence and Space has demonstrated the ability of its Sferion pilot assistance system to protect helicopters in restricted visibility conditions during a series of …

US Army extends Apache sensors

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US Army extends Apache sensors

14th August 2015

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a Lot 4 follow-on contract by the US Army to continue Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) production for the AH-64E …

Ukraine looks to updated Hueys

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Ukraine looks to updated Hueys

13th August 2015

Ukraine is in discussions with a group of US investors to set up a domestic facility for the remanufacture of Bell UH-1 utility helicopters for …

Puma helicopters get protective covers

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Puma helicopters get protective covers

13th August 2015

Air Covers has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide protective covers for Puma Mk2 helicopters, the company announced …

USAF does a u-turn on Huey replacement

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USAF does a u-turn on Huey replacement

12th August 2015

The US Air Force (USAF) has made a major u-turn with its plans to replace its UH-1N Iroquois after announcing it will be holding an …

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Elbit wins two MUSIC system contracts

4th August 2015

Elbit Systems has been awarded two contracts for its MUSIC directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) multi-spectral airborne self-protection systems family, the company announced on 3 August. …

Lockheed eyes UAS for JAGM

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Lockheed eyes UAS for JAGM

4th August 2015

With Lockheed Martin moving the Joint Air-Ground Missile (JAGM) into production under a new Pentagon contract, the company is looking at future integration onto unmanned …

FVL development in focus

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FVL development in focus

4th August 2015

The US Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator project is leading two initiatives to speed up the development …

Peru Mi-171Sh deliveries continue

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Peru Mi-171Sh deliveries continue

3rd August 2015

The Defense Ministry of Peru has received three additional Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters from Russian Helicopters, Rostec announced on 30 July. This batch continues the delivery …

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