Defence Helicopter
Israel enhances Seahawk sensors and weapons suite
SH-60Fs are expected to operate from Sa’ar 6 corvettes with Elta ELM-family maritime radar and other classified sensors, as well as Spike missile variants.
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DGA orders eight H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype from Airbus Helicopters.
Sikorsky exhibits the capabilities of its S-97 Raider during Future Vertical Lift flight demonstrations.
Production is underway in the US of 12 AH-1Z helicopters for Bahrain.
Logistics support order for Bell-Boeing, under the umbrella of a performance-based requirements contract, covers MV-22B, CMV-22 and CV-22 tiltrotors.
SH-60Fs are expected to operate from Sa’ar 6 corvettes with Elta ELM-family maritime radar and other classified sensors, as well as Spike missile variants.
The delivery of new H145 helicopters will help the Ecuadorian Air Force meet a range of operational challenges.
22nd October 2020
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.
22nd October 2020
Production contract follows approval in July of FMS package
19th October 2020
Helicopter leaves USMC service after almost 35 years.
16th October 2020
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.
15th October 2020
US allies to receive retrofit equipment and pilot training services from MD Helicopters
15th October 2020
Fleet of 12 helicopters is intended to boost Spanish Air Force SAR and CSAR capabilities
15th October 2020
The SB>1 co-axial helicopter has recorded a new flight test speed of 232kt.
14th October 2020
Apache Guardian spare parts kits are destined for India, Morocco, Netherlands, and United Arab Emirates
13th October 2020
Is the KUH-1 Surion a suitable replacement for South Korea's Black Hawks?
12th October 2020
Repair and overhaul work on the T55-GA-714A engine will now take place in the same location as new engine production
12th October 2020
Helicopters already on order will be produced to a new advanced standard for French SOF
8th October 2020
Despite the best efforts of Airbus, will the Australian Army achieve its long-standing ambition to acquire US-made attack helicopters?
29th September 2020
Germany has announced the cancellation of the long running CH-53G heavy-lift helicopter replacement tender, citing budgetary difficulties and after close examination of industry offers. The ...
25th September 2020
Leonardo has beaten off stiff competition from Airbus and Bell to win a €300 million ($349 million) contract for 18 AW169M multirole helicopters from Austria. ...
18th September 2020
Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce have jointly reached an agreement for T55 engine in-service support as part of a wider CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter offer to ...
18th September 2020
The Montenegro Air Force accepted its first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter, with another to follow under a €3.3 million ($3.69 million) order with Bell ...
17th September 2020
Naval Air Systems Command has ordered 24 additional integrated aircraft survivability equipment kits for the MV-22 Osprey from Bell Boeing, in a contract modification worth $16.4 ...
15th September 2020
The US Army claims to have passed a significant milestone in its $1.1 billion UH-60V Black Hawk programme, with the first flight on 11 September ...
14th September 2020
BIRD Aerosystems is to upgrade and improve Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) it had previously provided to the Czech Air Force, under a contract worth ...