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In the middle of a joint safety review at Boeing's AH-64 production facility in Arizona, the company has restarted flight operations of the attack helicopter.
Production contract follows approval in July of FMS package
Helicopter leaves USMC service after almost 35 years.
Bell will determine whether or not to make design changes on a newly developed light scout helicopter once the US Army confirms FARA weapons systems requirements.
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21st May 2020
An Italian Foreign Ministry report on 2019 arms exports has finally lifted the lid on a highly lucrative military helicopter deal between Leonardo and Egypt. ...
16th May 2020
The Indian Navy (IN) is desperate to obtain new multirole/ASW helicopters, and the procurement of MH-60R aircraft has now progressed to an FMS contract being ...
15th May 2020
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) is carrying out 'tender evaluation and contract preparation activities’ which will go directly toward MBDA being issued with ...
14th May 2020
US Army aviation has developed a richly deserved reputation for supporting troops on the ground, but the pressures of 20 years of conflict in Iraq ...
14th May 2020
The first of 50 UK-remanufactured AH-64E V6 Apache Guardian attack helicopters will arrive six months later than expected, Shephard has learned. 'A change in the development' ...
12th May 2020
US companies are to upgrade 43 Apache attack helicopters for Egypt in an FMS deal worth an estimated $2.3 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency ...
11th May 2020
H+S Aviation (a subsidiary of Global Engine Services) has signed an agreement with the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC – a JV between Honeywell ...
11th May 2020
The Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of the US Army's Improved Turbine Engine Programme (ITEP) has been delayed by two weeks because of COVID-19 issues. ...
7th May 2020
RAF CH-47D Chinooks (pictured) have now completed more than 2,000 operational hours whilst supporting French forces in Mali. They have regularly been involved with support ...
7th May 2020
The US Army will aim to have the new AH-64E Apache Guardian V6 configuration in service during Q1 2022 following flight training with the first ...
30th April 2020
The Canadian Armed Forces Operations reported on 29 April that a CH-148 Cyclone (H-92) aircraft lost contact with the HMCS Fredericton whilst partaking in exercises ...
29th April 2020
A recent report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) acknowledges that the presidential helicopter programme is within cost goals but asserts that some technical ...
24th April 2020
Continued expansion of the Russian combat helicopter fleet, under the state armament programme for 2018-2027, will be built around at least two large supply contracts ...
24th April 2020
The UAE is to receive common spares/repair parts from the US for its fleet of AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook (pictured) helicopters, ...
22nd April 2020
Northrop Grumman confirmed on 22 April that it has provided the US Army with new digital cockpit upgrades for its UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The ...
21st April 2020
The Italian MoD's Air Force Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate (AFAAD) has approved the acquisition of 15 new Leonardo AW169MA advanced multirole helicopters and associated technical support, ...
20th April 2020
Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters Holding, is continuing production of its aircraft despite the growing number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases ...
16th April 2020
Boeing confirmed on 16 April that it has delivered its 500th AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter, which is used by the US Army and other militaries ...
14th April 2020
Sikorsky has reported that a CH-53K King Stallion naval helicopter has completed an air-to-air refuelling test which took place above the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia with ...
