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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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Bell, LOM PRAHA sign MOU

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Bell Helicopter and Prague-based LOM PRAHA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering a collaboration to reassemble, customise and maintain Bell Helicopter military aircraft …

Belarus orders 12 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters

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Belarus orders 12 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters

18th June 2015

Russian Helicopters signed a contract to deliver 12 Mi-8MTV-5 military transport helicopters to the Belarus Department of Defence at the Army-2015 forum on 16 June. …

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Bell V-280 Valor assembly begins

17th June 2015

Bell Helicopter announced the start of major assembly work on the fuselage of the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft on 15 June, with Spirit AeroSystems …

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Denmark approves investments by Seahawk

17th June 2015

The Danish Business Authority (DBA) has approved an initial phase of investment by four US companies providing nine MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters to the Danish …

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Seven countries prep for Italian Blade

16th June 2015

The European Defence Agency's (EDA) Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) training event, Italian Blade 2015, will begin in Viterbo, Italy on 22 June. Around 40 helicopters …

Paris Air Show: Bringing up the curtain on the X6

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Paris Air Show: Bringing up the curtain on the X6

16th June 2015

Airbus Helicopter’s next rotorcraft programme will be a heavy-lift helicopter with fly-by-wire flight control system aimed initially at the oil and gas market, the company …

Paris Air Show: Airbus Helicopters chooses FLIR (video)

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Paris Air Show: Airbus Helicopters chooses FLIR (video)

16th June 2015

Sensor specialists FLIR Systems used the first day of the Paris Air Show to announce that its Star Safire 380-HD product had been chosen by …

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Paris Air Show: TAI eyes export sales

15th June 2015

After a period of rapid expansion since 2005, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is entering a new phase and believes the appearance of its equipment with …

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US Army extends Boeing deal

15th June 2015

The US Army Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) awarded a five-year contract to extend its partnership with Boeing that supports the overhaul of complex parts …

Paris Air Show: Costs hamper heli ops

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Paris Air Show: Costs hamper heli ops

15th June 2015

While rotorcraft are ‘utterly essential’ to modern military operations, vulnerability, range and cost issues continue to hamper their utility, according to one senior British Army …

Paris Air Show: What’s in store?

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Paris Air Show: What’s in store?

12th June 2015

Although the biennial air show in Paris has become increasingly dominated by the commercial airline sector, much like its British counterpart at Farnborough, there will …

Australian 725 Squadron to operate MH-60R

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Australian 725 Squadron to operate MH-60R

11th June 2015

The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its newest unit, 725 Squadron, which is equipped with Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks, on 11 …

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