The US Department of Defense has requested new contracting authorities from Congress, using the Army's MV-75 Cheyenne programme to demonstrate how competition, digital engineering and closer industry collaboration could accelerate acquisitions.
Bell Flight’s modular open-systems approach for the US Army’s MV-75 Cheyenne could open doors for international allies and suppliers once locked out by closed rotorcraft architectures.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
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 Defence and Space has demonstrated the ability of its Sferion pilot assistance system to protect helicopters in restricted visibility conditions during a series of …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The first Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) helicopter for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has achieved Factory Acceptance, Airbus Helicopters announced on 27 July. HATS01 …