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.
The new helicopters will replace decades-old training platforms to train South Korean army and navy pilots.
A total of eight NH90 TTH transport helicopters are expected to be delivered to the French Army in 2022.
RUAG has announced the completion of the Swiss Cougar modernisation programme, which lasted around three years.
The USN has contracted Raytheon to support multi-spectral targeting systems installed on MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
The RAF's Chinook earned its reputation as a lifesaver among British troops during the conflict in Afghanistan.
16th February 2022
Bell remains convinced it can make a breakthrough on AH-1Z Viper helicopter sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
16th February 2022
Sikorsky will build for LRIP Lot 6 CH-53Ks for Israel under an FMS contract modification.
16th February 2022
An MoU between Safran and ST Engineering offers potential green benefits for military helicopter operators.
15th February 2022
Leonardo has announced its intention to issue a call for tender for TACAN transceivers for use on AW249 helicopters.
15th February 2022
Airbus has secured five-year contract extensions to continue support for Japanese H225 and H135 helicopters.
14th February 2022
The HTS7500 develops 7,000hp, making it more powerful than the latest Honeywell engine powering the CH-47 Chinook.
14th February 2022
The H225M will progressively take over roles of the elderly Super Puma, one of these being crucial search and rescue missions.
10th February 2022
With the battle for the UK's New Medium Helicopter well underway, the question is, can it meet an in-service date of 2025 and what are the implications for UK plc?
9th February 2022
A wide-ranging report on the state of Irish defence capabilities has proposed that Dublin invests in more modern equipment, especially across the air and sea domains.
9th February 2022
Flexible and extensible automation architecture offers the prospect of uncrewed US Army rotorcraft missions in the Future Vertical Lift programme.
8th February 2022
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4th February 2022
The first pair of UH-60M Black Hawks has been airlifted from the US to Croatia, with two more on order.
3rd February 2022
As repairs continue on RCAF CH-148 Cyclone helicopters, Sikorsky say it expects to make a final determination on what caused tail crack damage.
2nd February 2022
US DARPA has contracted Northrop Grumman to develop a rotorcraft pilot AI assistant.
2nd February 2022
Spain is part of a European trend to modernise CH-47 Chinooks.
2nd February 2022
With IOT&E completion due this month, NAVAIR has modified contracts for CH-53K Lot 6 LRIP and procurement of long-lead items for Lot 7 LRIP.
2nd February 2022
Five extra H135s are being supplied by Airbus to the UK MoD.
1st February 2022
Tactical Engagement Simulation System kits are included in the latest aspect of the FMS deal to sell AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters to Morocco.
1st February 2022
Collins Aerospace has made new progress when demonstrating Air Launched Effects (ALE) capabilities under the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort.