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Defence Helicopter
India re-opens attack helicopter competition
28th May 2009
India has re-issued tenders for its air force attack helicopter requirement alongside the release of a new tender for up to 15 heavy lift helicopters. …
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Defence Helicopter
Fleet Air Arm forms Lynx Wildcat training squadron
26th May 2009
700W NAS has been commissioned to form the Lynx Wildcat Fielding Squadron. The new Squadron replaces the Lynx Operational Evaluation Unit (LOEU) and major changes …
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Defence Helicopter
Pave Low added to Cold War Exhibition
24th May 2009
Despite a week of high winds and rain, staff at the RAF Museum Cosford have successfully moved the Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter into the …
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Defence Helicopter
Sea Skua / AS15 replacement work progressing
22nd May 2009
Work to develop a new lightweight anti-ship missile for the French and British Navies is progressing. The Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) or Anti-Navire Leger …
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Defence Helicopter
Cobham Avionics Announces Large-Format Flight Display
22nd May 2009
Cobham Avionics has unveiled its long-awaited large-format integrated flight display at the Army’s Quad-A Annual Convention in Nashville, TN. The six-by-eight inch portrait display, called …
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Defence Helicopter
Apache squadron returns from Helmand
21st May 2009
After running sorties around the clock during their four-month deployment to Afghanistan, 130 personnel from an Apache Attack Helicopter Squadron returned home to their East …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing Delivers Apache Longbow Crew Trainer to US Troops in Germany
21st May 2009
Boeing today announced that it delivered an advanced Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) to the US Army in Illesheim, Germany, in April and declared the …
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Defence Helicopter
Scandinavian Safety Training Centre introduces new simulator
21st May 2009
The Scandinavian Safety Training Centre in Sweden (outside Gothenburg) introduces Multiway HUET, MWH-6, a new type of training device, which has been design for the …
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Defence Helicopter
Ulan-Ude aviation plant has delivered next batch of Mi-171 helicopters to UTair airlines
21st May 2009
Ulan-Ude aviation plant has delivered the next five certified Mi-171 helicopters to UTair airlines under the January 2008 contract. UTair’s representatives have completed helicopter acceptance …
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Defence Helicopter
AVIC Helicopters forecasts 300 aircraft per annum build plan
21st May 2009
The Chinese state-run China Aviation Industry Helicopters Corporation Ltd is flagging plans to secure at 15-20 percent share of the global helicopter business market by …
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Defence Helicopter
ITT awarded $11.4 million special ops night vision contract
21st May 2009
ITT Corporation has been awarded an $11.4 million contract to supply image intensification tubes for existing night vision goggles to the United States Special Operations …
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Defence Helicopter
New South Korean military helicopter requirements to be re-scoped
20th May 2009
South Korea’s new mid term defence plan may result in the termination of plans for an indigenous attack helicopter development programme in favour of a …
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Defence Helicopter
Australia preparing for Black Hawk EWSP flight tests
20th May 2009
The Australian Army plans to begin flight testing of one of its Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters upgraded with the BAE Systems Australia ALR-2002 radar …
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Defence Helicopter
AgustaWestland opens new regional business headquarters in Portugal
19th May 2009
In support of its increasing business activities in Portugal, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company is pleased to announce the opening of its new regional business headquarters …
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Defence Helicopter
New lease of life for Navy Panthers
18th May 2009
Eurocopter is test flying a mid-life update for the French Navy’s small fleet of Panther shipboard helicopters. The prototype AS565 Panther Mk 2 (aircraft 505) …
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 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 - scout/light attack
MD-530G [Lebanon]
Background Order context The Lebanese MD-530 order was placed during a visit of US Central Command Commander General Joseph Votel in December 2017. MD 530F ...
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Hybrid effector systems
US Air Force Air Base Defence Missile Defence [US]
Background The US Air Force's (USAF) Air Base Air Defence Missile Defence (ABAD MD) programme is part of the Air Force Physical Security System and sits ...
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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]
Background Global Hawk Early in the development of the Global Hawk, the German MoD also expressed interest in procuring the aircraft as a replacement for ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow-On [USA]
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 - 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 - transport/heavy lift
H225M [France]
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 Puma ...
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 - 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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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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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 ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
MD-1366 EBEM
The US government selected the MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) from ViaSat to set the DoD standard for high-speed, high-performance,flexibility and compatibility in a ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-10
The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Night Intruder 600 Vertical Take-Off (NI-600VT)
The Night Intruder 600 Vertical Take-Off (NI-600VT) is an in-development UAV from Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) based on an MD 500 twin-seat American commercial helicopter airframe. With the ...
