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News - md helicopters

  • Defence Helicopter

    Thailand orders two Mi-17V-5s

    29th September 2014

    Thailand has ordered two Mi-17V-5 tactical transport helicopters at a price of about $40 million, according to details released on 29 September by Russia’s RIA …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Philippines searches for ASW helicopter

    29th September 2014

    The Philippines is set to open bidding for two anti-submarine warfare helicopters (ASW) in October, after invitation-to-bid documents were despatched on 25 September. An earlier …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AgustaWestland sues the US government

    23rd September 2014

    AgustaWestland has filed a bid protest in a US federal court over the US Army’s move to procure additional UH-72 Lakota helicopters to fulfil its …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukraine starts massive procurement drive

    22nd September 2014

    Ukraine has launched a massive programme of arms purchases and plans to invest some $3 billion in new hardware, including new armoured vehicles, aircraft, helicopters, …

  • Naval Warfare

    AAD2014: DCNS markets the Mistral 140 in Africa

    19th September 2014

    French shipbuilder DCNS is offering a smaller variant of the Mistral amphibious assault ship at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. Despite a model …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Lockheed Martin to support USMC air operations system

    18th September 2014

    Lockheed Martin will perform work to upgrade and sustain the US Marine Corps’ virtualised Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) under an $18 million contract …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AAD2014: Rosoboronexport success despite sanctions

    18th September 2014

    Russia’s state-owned defence equipment export company Rosoboronexport has achieved exports of more than $38 billion in 2013-14 and has not been affected by western sanctions. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Brazil’s first Super Panther helicopter passes muster

    16th September 2014

    The programme to modernise AS365 K Panther helicopters for the Brazilian Army Aviation (AvEx) to the K2 version has reached a new milestone, with the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Royal Thai Navy buys EC645s

    15th September 2014

    The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of five EC645 T2 utility helicopters, it has emerged. RTN representatives …

  • Naval Warfare

    EU considers joint force for the Mediterranean

    15th September 2014

    EU authorities are planning to have a multi-national force in place by the start of November to support the overstretched Italian Navy and Coastguard as …

  • Defence Helicopter

    TALON LGR enters full rate production for the UAE

    15th September 2014

    Raytheon Missile Systems has commenced production of the TALON Laser Guided Rocket (LGR) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the company announced on 15 September. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Nigeria orders Mi-171Sh, Mi-35M

    12th September 2014

    Nigeria has placed a large order for Russian military rotorcraft, including Mi-171Sh and Mi-35M helicopters, the deputy director general of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s defence export company, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Columbia Helicopters prepares CH-47Ds for Morocco

    12th September 2014

    Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters is reworking three ex-US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopters for Morocco under a $6 million US Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Australian Army’s Tiger FFMS gets reality boost

    5th September 2014

    The Australian Army’s Tiger Full Flight Mission Simulator (FFMS) has been upgraded to enhance its ‘out of the window’ realism, with improvements to the Visual …

  • Land Warfare

    India awaits procurement decisions

    5th September 2014

    After deciding to spend $135 million on 40 Catapult artillery systems and $1.1 billion on 118 Arjun MkII MBTs, the Indian Army still has further …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530F -Kenya

    Crew transition training took place at the MD Helicopters headquarters in Mesa, Arizona, with field service support, armament, and gunnery training scheduled to occur at ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    MD 530G - Malaysia

    Procured for an urgent operational requirement for gunships to support Eastern Sabah Security Command operations, helicopter deliveries had to slip from a planned delivery of ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530G Lebanon

    The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Uncrewed MD 500 Replacement [South Korea]

    Background Uncrewed Replacement of the MD 500 Throughout the 2010s, South Korea appeared interested in replacing its fleet of crewed MD 500 helicopters that were manufactured under licence ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    Project Land 2097 Phase 4 [Australia]

    Programme Background According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) First Batch (South Korea)

    Programme Background The LAH is the first time that the South Korean OEM has developed an armed helicopter. The project kicked off in June 2015, ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training

    Bell 505 (South Korea - Army)

    Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...

  • Military helicopters - light/training

    Bell 505 (South Korea - Navy)

    Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...

  • Military helicopters - attack

    Light Armed Helicopter (Second Batch) [South Korea]

    Programme Background The LAH is the first time that the South Korean OEM has developed an armed helicopter. The project kicked off in June 2015, ...

  • Military UAS - HALE

    MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

    Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8, Tanks

    Tracked & Wheeled Light Tank (Philippines)

    Programme Background The decision to split the programme into a wheeled and a tracked element follows the belief of the Philippine Army that this will ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    H225M - France

    Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    UH-60A [Portugal]

    Programme Background At the end of February 2025, the Portuguese Minister of National Defence said that as part of the Portuguese Army's Support, Protection & ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    H145 Helicopter [Honduras]

    Programme Background  The Honduran Government has purchased a total of four H145 Helicopters manufactured by Airbus to develop the armed forces preparedness against natural disasters ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    H145M (Contracted) [Germany]

    Programme Background Previous Usage The German Armed Forces ordered 15 H145M helicopters, with the initial two delivered in December 2015, for the Kommando Spezialkräfte. These ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530F Cayuse Warrior

    An evolution of the OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopter, the MD 530F was initially Federal Aviation Administration-certified in July 1985 as the Model 369FF. It ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530G

    The MD 530G is the newest addition to the MD Helicopters line of light scout attack platforms. It has increased-capacity landing gear and a mission-configurable ...

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    MDHI Glass Cockpit

    The American aerospace manufacturer MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) has designed and developed a glass cockpit specifically for MD 500E AND MD 520N aircraft. It is ...

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    IDU-680

    The IDU-680 is Genesys Aerosystems’ 3D synthetic vision integrated Electronic Flight Instrument System. The system includes a Highway in the Sky navigation system, geo-referenced hover ...

  • Helicopter guns

    FN HMP

    The FN HMP (Heavy Machine Gun Pod) is a self-contained airborne weapon system armed with a 50cal FN M3P heavy machine gun. It is available ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    KUS-VH

    The Korean Air Korean Air Unmanned System-Vertical Helicopter (KUS-VH) is a large, rotary-wing UAV based on the MD 500. The first flight of the platform ...

  • Helicopter Armour

    Armor of America (AoA) produces custom armour kits for any rotary-wing aircraft. AoA helicopter armour protects areas such as the cockpit floor and doors, cabin ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    6XX

    Publicly unveiled at Heli-Expo in March 2017, the MD Helicopters 6XX is the next evolution in the MD 500 series and is a redesigned, single-engine ...

  • Helicopter engines

    M250-C30

    The M250-C30 and -C30P are the exclusive powerplants for the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger and the MD Helicopters MD 530F and MD 530G. In addition, the AH-6i is ...

  • HEMS Completions

    RSG has been providing modification, retrofit, completion services and component overhaul to the air medical industry for over 38 years on aircraft produced by Airbus ...

  • HS-16600

    Breeze-Eastern's HS-16600 external electric hoist system is operational on the Leonardo Helicopters AW109 and AW119, Bell Helicopter 206 and 222, and MD 500. It is ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 500

    The MD 500 is a single-engine light helicopter derived from the Hughes OH-6A Cayuse developed for the US Army in the early 1960s and the ...

  • EO/IR systems

    LEO-III

    The LEO-III, or LEO-III HD, was an airborne observation system with HD sensors and video outputs. It was a COTS, gyro-stabilised platform containing a multi-sensor HD ...

  • Airborne rockets - unguided

    Aculeus MD-36 and MD-432

    The Aculeus MD-36 unguided multi-dart rocket provides 36 darts for the neutralisation of columns of light armoured vehicles. The Aculeus MD-432 provides 432 darts to ...

  • Helicopter engines

    M250-C47E

    The C47E is the latest growth variant of the C47B/8 engine. In addition to a hot-and-high Value Improvement Package Kit, the C47E also includes dual-channel ...