Boeing is hopeful of securing a contract to demonstrate its A/MH-6X manned/unmanned light helicopter for a US military customer following the debut flight of the first of two company-funded aircraft. The A/MH-6X is a production-standard version of Boeing's Unmanned Little Bird technology demonstrator, and is based on the A/MH-6M Mission Enhanced Little Bird flown by US Army special forces. Assembly of the second aircraft has already been completed in Mesa, Arizona.
Source: Flight International
UK-based HeliOperations has been awarded a £160 million ($207 million), seven-year contract to provide training for German naval helicopter pilots.
The Netherlands has signed a production order for 12 Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft: two fewer than it had originally planned to acquire for its special forces-support requirement.
Airbus Helicopters has been contracted by joint venture SkyAlyne to provide 19 H135 trainers to the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of Ottawa’s Future Aircrew Training programme.
