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News - md helicopters

  • Defence Helicopter

    Fly-by-wire technology now used in Army utility helicopters

    26th August 2011

    In use in other Defense Department aircraft for years, fly-by-wire now replaces the conventional manual flight controls in some Black Hawk helicopters with an electronic …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Canada's helicopters fly together for the last time in Afghanistan

    26th August 2011

    One after another, three CH-147 Chinook transport helicopters and five CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopters from Task Force Freedom (also known as the Canadian Helicopter Force …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army UH-72A Lakota deliveries continue

    25th August 2011

    EADS North America has achieved another milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program as the company has delivered more than half of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    SAIC awarded $45m Task Order by NAVAIR

    25th August 2011

    Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a follow-on task order by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide technical, engineering, …

  • Military Logistics

    Lockheed Martin delivers USAF C-5M Super Galaxy

    25th August 2011

    Lockheed Martin completed delivery today of the third production C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force. The sixth C-5M overall to be delivered to …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Polycon AWIS for US Army's UH-72A Lakota helicopter

    25th August 2011

    Becker Avionics, partner with Axnes Aviation AS for sales and marketing, as well as product support services for the Polycon Wireless Intercom Extension System for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Ulan-Ude reaches agreements on Mi-171 deliveries

    25th August 2011

    At the MAKS-2011 International Aviation and Space Salon, the Russian Helicopters holding company signed two macrocontracts for delivery of Mi-171 helicopters produced by JSC Ulan-Ude …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Afghan Air Interdiction Unit conducts first integrated counter narcotics operation

    25th August 2011

    Members of the Afghan Ministry of Interior’s Air Interdiction Unit met a major milestone today with the completion of their first fully-integrated counter narcotics operation …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SNC demonstrates T2 capabilities

    24th August 2011

    Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully demonstrated a Transport Telemedicine (T2) capability developed under a US Army, Utility Helicopter Program Office 'Operational Situational Awareness - Medevac' …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Afghan Air Force continues Mi-17 maintenance training

    24th August 2011

    Defense Technology Inc. announced today that they completed teaching one year of Mi-17 intermediate level maintenance training for the Afghan Air Force. Over thirty Afghan …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Base makes room for more rotary wing aircraft in Afghanistan

    24th August 2011

    Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, increased its capacity recently when officials opened a new rotary wing apron with a goal of increasing capability to stage rotary …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UK MoD inks deal for new Chinooks

    22nd August 2011

    The UK Ministry of Defence has finally sealed a deal with Boeing to buy 14 new Chinooks for the Royal Air Force. The £1 billion …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Saab support-agreement with Eurocopter

    22nd August 2011

    The defence and security company Saab has recently signed a framework agreement with Eurocopter for support of their NH90 helicopters. Eurocopter is the largest owner …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Department of the Navy goes green with Osprey

    22nd August 2011

    The Navy and Marine Corps team reached another milestone toward achieving the Secretary of the Navy’s energy goals by successfully flying a Marine Corps MV-22 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Canadian Afghanistan air wing ends operations

    22nd August 2011

    The Canada Joint Task Afghanistan Air Wing officially ended its operations from Kandahar airfield on 19 August. The disbandment of the air wing, which includes …

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 ...