Defence Helicopter
Advanced Avionics (sponsored)
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
Air Warfare
Air Warfare Preview 2025: A pressure-filled year ahead will see decisions made on major platforms and programmes
Looming government decisions on major defence programmes in the US and UK will colour much of 2025, while manufacturers and their orderbooks look on.
Air Warfare
New Medium Helicopter competition remains “sensitive”, says UK MoD
This statement comes as concerns were raised by union workers at Leonardo’s Yeovil site about the ongoing timeline of the UK’s New Medium Helicopter programme.
Air Warfare
Air Warfare Review 2024: Budget cuts and delays fail to dampen modernisation efforts in 2024
From major platform upgrades, high-value contract wins and programme delays, Shephard reported on a mixed year for air warfare in 2024, as geopolitical tensions rose across Europe and the Middle East.
Defence Notes
Top-level commitments but no meat in UK Defence Industrial Strategy’s Statement of Intent
The initial document focused more on creating the right partnerships and inspiring investment in defence than on any details of how future UK Armed Forces would be armed.
Featured videos
Defence Helicopter
The Combat Veteran - 40 Years of the Chinook in the UK
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
More Stories
-
Defence Helicopter
US National Guardsmen train Canadian Chinook Crews
5th February 2009
The need for hands-on training on CH-47 Chinook helicopters brought Canadian Forces aircrews heading to Afghanistan to the New York Army National Guard's Army Aviation …
-
Defence Helicopter
AgustaWestland Awarded Helicopter Tactics Programme Implementation Study Contract
4th February 2009
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a …
-
Defence Helicopter
Aviation Specialties Unlimited Trains Irish Air Corp in Night Vision Goggle flying
4th February 2009
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) Instructor personnel have completed the first phase of Initial night vision goggle training for Irish Air Corps Pilots and associated aircrews. …
-
Defence Helicopter
Griffon helicopter crews make history over Kandahar
4th February 2009
On January 6, 2009, the crews of two CH-146 Griffon helicopters made history: they flew a group of soldiers to a Forward Operating Base, thus …
-
Defence Helicopter
DRS Technologies receives contract for the logistic support of the Mast-Mounted Sights of the U.S. Army Kiowa Warrior helicopters
4th February 2009
DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, has received an IDIQ contract by the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. …
-
Defence Helicopter
CSC Receives $80 Million Task Order to Provide Aviation Support Services for US Army's 101st Airborne Division
3rd February 2009
CSC announced today that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company a task order to provide a comprehensive range of aviation maintenance and repair …
-
Defence Helicopter
US Manufacturers opt for Helitech
3rd February 2009
US platform manufacturers will have a major presence at Helitech 2009, underlining the importance of the show as a portal to decision makers across all …
-
Defence Helicopter
X2: First pusher prop ground runs conducted successfully
2nd February 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft achieved a major milestone in its X2 technology demonstrator programme by successfully ground testing the aircraft with the pusher propeller installed and spinning …
-
Defence Helicopter
Swift evacuation by RSAF Chinook saves Royal Navy sailor
2nd February 2009
On 18 Dec 08 at around 4.12pm, the the RSAF Air Operations Centre (AOC) received a call for assistance from the Royal Navy ship, HMS …
-
Defence Helicopter
Apache Block III UAS Data Link Marks Successful First Flight
28th January 2009
The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman recently marked the successful first powered flight of the Longbow Unmanned …
-
Defence Helicopter
Bell Boeing awarded logistics contract for V-22 Osprey support
27th January 2009
The Bell Boeing Program Office has announced that it was awarded Phase I of a two-phase Joint Performance Based Logistics contract from Naval Air Systems …
-
Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky appoints three senior executuves to new roles in support of growth strategies
27th January 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft has announced three senior level appointments to continue the company’s rapid sales growth while accelerating the expansion of operations globally. Stephen B. Estill was …
-
Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman Announces First Sale of NAVEX Air Navigation System to Sikorsky for International Markets
26th January 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to provide its NAVEX air navigation system for use on UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters for …
-
Defence Helicopter
VIP EC635s delivered to the Swiss Air Force
26th January 2009
The Swiss Air Force has taken delivery of two VIP-equipped Eurocopter EC635s. The new aircraft will be based at Bern-Belp airfield and operated by the Federal …
-
Defence Helicopter
French Army grounds Cougars
21st January 2009
The French Army has grounded its fleet of Eurocopter Cougars following an accident off the coast of Gabon that killed eight. Two soldiers survived the accident …
-
Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter increased turnover by 7.5% and met 2008 objectives
20th January 2009
Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, fully met its 2008 objectives for helicopter sales and deliveries and increased its turnover by 7.5%. In 2008, Eurocopter …
-
Defence Helicopter
Bell Helicopter delivers first nine safety enhancement program OH-58Ds ahead of contract
17th January 2009
Bell Helicopter closed out 2008 with delivery of the ninth OH-58D aircraft to be modified under the current Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program contract. "We …
-
Defence Helicopter
Helicopter Flight Training Services inaugurates World's first NH90 Full-Mission Simulator
15th January 2009
Helicopter Flight Training Services (HFTS), a consortium owned equally by CAE, Eurocopter, Thales and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, today officially inaugurated the world's first NH90 full-mission …
-
Defence Helicopter
US Army looking at future of aviation
14th January 2009
Army aviation resourcing is on track to meet the challenges of prolonged, 21st century combat, said two of the Army's top program and acquisition officials …
Subscribe to news feed
RSS
