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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 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing demos 'swarm' reconnaissance with UAVs
19th August 2011
Boeing today announced the successful autonomous communications and operation of dissimilar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in flight tests over the rugged terrain of eastern Oregon. …
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Defence Helicopter
EcoPower engine wash extends to helicopter market
19th August 2011
Pratt & Whitney has completed its first EcoPower engine washes on a US Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter at Naval Base Coronado, Calif. The first EcoPower …
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Defence Helicopter
MAKS 2011: Russian Helicopters shows off range of systems
18th August 2011
Russian Helicopters used the MAKS air show outside Moscow to showcase a number of developments across its range, displaying several new variants for the first …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky advances Colombian Black Hawk training center
18th August 2011
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today that construction of a new UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing to provide Kiowa training for Australian Army
18th August 2011
Boeing today announced that it will use a Helimod helicopter simulator leased from Ryan Aerospace to help train Australian Army pilots to fly Bell 206B-1 …
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Defence Helicopter
MAKS 2011: Russian Helicopters relaunches Mi-34 production
17th August 2011
Russian Helicopters plans to start serial production of its new Mi-34C1 in 2012, according to company representatives at the MAKS air show outside Moscow. The …
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Defence Helicopter
First Turkish-built T129 takes flight
17th August 2011
The first Turkish-built prototype T129 attack helicopter has made its first flight. The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)-built helicopter completed its maiden flight on 17 August …
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Defence Helicopter
MAKS 2011: Russia and China discuss joint heavy lift helicopter
17th August 2011
The Russian and Chinese governments remain in discussion about the potential joint production of a new heavy lift helicopter that would be based on the …
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Defence Helicopter
MAKS 2011: New Russian light helicopter unveiled
17th August 2011
A new light, coaxial helicopter was displayed to the public for the first time at the MAKS air show outside Moscow from 16 to 21 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed Martin wins $47m for autonomous technologies
17th August 2011
The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater …
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Defence Helicopter
MAKS 2011: Russia begins overhaul of military helicopter fleet
16th August 2011
Russian Helicopters has received orders for more than 450 helicopters from the Russian defence ministry as part of a multi-billion dollar effort to modernise its …
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Defence Helicopter
Cornische Aviation and Maintenance Limited announces success in GAO protest of Mi-17 acquisition
16th August 2011
Cornische Aviation and Maintenance Limited, Sharjah, UAE announced today they have won their protest against the US Army for improperly including sustainment in the contract …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy exercise proves critical fleet mine countermeasures
16th August 2011
The US Navy announced the successful launch and recovery of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) carrying the Raytheon-developed AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The launch and recovery …
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Defence Helicopter
Finland to donate two Mi-8 helicopters to Hungary
15th August 2011
Finland is donating two Mi-8 helicopters decommissioned by the Defence Forces to Hungary for use in crisis management duties. The donation is part of Finland’s …
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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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 ...
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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-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 & ...
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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 ...
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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
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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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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 ...
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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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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 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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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 ...
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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 ...
