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US Army order for CH-47F Block II aircraft takes total contracted to 18 in rapid fielding effort

22nd October 2025

Boeing has delivered six Chinook CH-47F Block II production helicopters to the US Army, with the helicopters now undergoing a series of evaluations to demonstrate their enhanced capabilities. The company is working with the army on a path forward for Lot 6.

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AUSA 2025: US Army and Bell squeeze MV-75 programme

17th October 2025

The MV-75, previously V-280, was originally designed as an assault aircraft which would replace some of the Black Hawk helicopters and add speed as a tilt-rotor platform. It is now envisioned to add a greater multirole capability reminiscent of the Black Hawk fleet.

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LIMA 2013: Problems persist with RMAF Cougars

28th March 2013

Relations between Eurocopter Malaysia and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) remain at an all-time low because of restrictions affecting the EC725. Gearbox problems have …

MoD enlists special effects team for CDAS flight trials

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MoD enlists special effects team for CDAS flight trials

27th March 2013

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has used special effects software from the film industry to complete recent flight trial tests of an integrated defensive …

GKN Aerospace to upgrade RAF Puma fuel tanks

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GKN Aerospace to upgrade RAF Puma fuel tanks

27th March 2013

The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Puma helicopter fleet will receive upgraded fuel tanks from GKN Aerospace under a new contract announced on 26 March. …

First operational lessons identified with NH90 Naval Frigate Helicopter

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First operational lessons identified with NH90 Naval Frigate Helicopter

25th March 2013

Early reports show that the Dutch NH90 Naval Frigate Helicopter (NFH), the first of which is currently deployed in support of the EU Naval Force …

Helitune announces enhanced rotor tuning algorithm

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Helitune announces enhanced rotor tuning algorithm

25th March 2013

Helitune has developed a new algorithm to reduce the damaging and potentially harmful blade vibrations in helicopter rotors. The work was conducted in association with …

Colombia's new S-70i Black Hawks inducted

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Colombia's new S-70i Black Hawks inducted

21st March 2013

Sikorsky has announced that the five new S-70i Black Hawk multi-mission helicopters delivered to the Colombian Army have been formally inducted into the force. The …

MBDA: major projects on hold pending white paper release

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MBDA: major projects on hold pending white paper release

21st March 2013

Despite a record year for exports, MBDA faces a series of challenges to the development of its domestic and international projects in 2013, chief executive …

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Sagem awarded tactical missile design study contract

21st March 2013

Sagem will carry out work to design and construct inertial reference units for new-generation tactical missiles under a design study contract awarded by the French …

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Hughes achieves distortion free SATCOM on rotary platforms

19th March 2013

Hughes Network Systems has successfully demonstrated the loss-free transmission of high-throughput data and video over SATCOM links from a variety of rotary platforms, the company …

Germany revises number of NH90s and Tigers on order

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Germany revises number of NH90s and Tigers on order

18th March 2013

After lengthy negotiations, the German Ministry of Defence announced on 15 March that it had finally reached an agreement with Eurocopter about the revision of …

US Navy orders six more MQ-8C Fire Scout UAVs

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US Navy orders six more MQ-8C Fire Scout UAVs

12th March 2013

Northrop Grumman will supply six additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters to the US Navy under a $71 million contract announced on 12 March. The …

Rolls-Royce M250-C47E to power MD 540F helicopter

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Rolls-Royce M250-C47E to power MD 540F helicopter

11th March 2013

The MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 540F armed scout helicopter will be powered by the Rolls-Royce M250-C47E engine under a new agreement announced on 6 …

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