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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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. …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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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Defence Helicopter
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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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Land Warfare
Sweden to receive IRIS-T SLS SAM systems
13th March 2013
Diehl Defence will deliver IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to the Swedish Defence Material Administration under a new contract announced on 11 March. When …
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Defence Helicopter
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 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Wyle awarded NAVAIR UAV services contract
11th March 2013
Wyle has announced that it has been selected to provide reliability improvement, testing, technology insertion and life-cycle analysis for US Navy Naval Air Systems Command …
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Defence Helicopter
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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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: Vector moves further into the leasing business
7th March 2013
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services - North America has been approved as a service centre for the AS332 Super Puma helicopter family, as Vector moves further …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow On
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Multirole Helicopters [Poland]
Programme Background In 2020, Poland announced the launch of the Perkoz programme to acquire 32 support helicopters to replace its fleet of Mi-2 aircraft stationed ...
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Military helicopters - attack
New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase II) [Italy]
Programme Background Phase I In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
MD 500
US-based MD Helicopters' 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
MD 530G
The MD 530G is the newest addition to the MD Helicopters (MDHI) line of light scout attack platforms. It has increased-capacity landing gear and a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
