All Helicopters articles – Page 44
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing unveil Defiant X for US Army’s FLRAA programme
A Sikorsky-Boeing team has unveiled Defiant X, its design proposal for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters touts H175 as Puma replacement for the UK
Airbus Helicopters could offer the H175 super-medium-twin to the UK as a replacement for the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Puma utility helicopters in 2025 – despite the fact that no military variant of the 8t rotorcraft exists.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters looks to Leonardo to counter US threat in military sector
Europe’s two rotorcraft manufacturers must come together to develop a next-generation military helicopter or run the risk of losing out to their rivals, an Airbus Helicopters executive has warned.
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NewsUK keeps options open for Puma replacement, but deadline will be too early for FVL
The UK is unlikely to replace its fleet of Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2s with a high-speed platform from the USA’s Future Vertical Lift programme due to timing issues, but nonetheless continues to assess that effort – and a separate NATO-led initiative – against its longer-term requirements.
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NewsUK eyes wide-ranging Chinook replacement
The UK may replace all of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) current 60-strong fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks with new-build examples to enable the operation of the tandem rotor-type well into the future.
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NewsEgyptian AW149 fleet grows with late 2020 deliveries
Egypt is quietly building up its fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW149s, having now taken delivery of five of an eventual 24 of the super-medium-twins from a 2019 order worth €871 million ($1 billion).
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NewsApache triumphs in Australian attack helicopter competition
Canberra has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian to fulfil its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) requirement from 2025.
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NewsColombia picks AW139 as presidential transport helicopter
Colombia has selected the Leonardo AW139 intermediate-twin as its new presidential transport helicopter.
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NewsMaiden sorties for first Qatar NH90 helicopters
NH Industries has flown the first naval frigate and troop transport variants of the NH90 helicopter destined for Qatar.
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NewsUS Army sees self-adjusting turbine blades powering new supersonic VTOL aircraft
US Army researchers believe they have found a novel way to articulate the position of turbine blades in the hot section of jet engines. They say the innovation could significantly improve efficiency and power of jet engines – and also enable a new, wider range of performance needed for futuristic aircraft, perhaps even new types of supersonic vertical-take-off-and-landing aircraft.
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AnalysisThe global helicopter market in numbers
A breakdown of the global in-service fleets across the civil and military helicopter markets, together with historic fleet and delivery trends.
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NewsBell shows V-280 potential as future sensor platform for long-range weapons
Bell has installed a Tactical Common Datalink on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor, a communications device that can pass back targeting data to precision long-range weapons. The company conducted demonstrations with the data link in February 2020 at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, it told FlightGlobal on 15 ...
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NewsMH-60R wins South Korean bid for 12 ASW helicopters
Seoul has announced its intention to order 12 Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters under its Maritime Operations Helicopter requirement.
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NewsManila eyes order for 16 additional S-70is
Manila could order 16 additional Sikorsky S-70i utility helicopters, as it inaugurates the first six examples of an existing 16-unit order.
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NewsPatents signal Bell’s interest in biplane tiltrotor and variable-direction tail rotor designs
A slew of patent awards for Bell over recent months – including a biplane tiltrotor, a pusher propeller drivetrain and an anti-torque tail rotor that can be turned through 90° – highlight the range of innovations potentially being considered by the helicopter manufacturer.
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NewsSeoul makes third attempt to buy 41 new training helicopters
South Korea will make a third attempt to obtain a basic flight training helicopter under its long-running TH-X requirement.
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News‘Illegal’ Mil helicopter overhaul deepens Russia-Ukraine aerospace row
An ongoing row between Russian and Ukrainian manufacturers over the overhaul of each other’s aircraft has deepened after Russian Helicopters warned that lives were being put at risk by allegedly “illegal” work carried out on Mil Mi-17s.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman pitches UH-60V upgrades for foreign militaries
After the US Army released its first Sikorsky UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter for service in October, an upgrade of the older “L” variant, key components supplier Northrop Grumman is looking to expand sales of its part of the package to foreign militaries.
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NewsItalian air force receives first HH-139B helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force.
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NewsLeonardo to supply Brazilian Federal Highway Police with six AW119Kx helicopters
Leonardo has won a contract to supply the Brazilian Federal Highway Police with six AW119Kx helicopters.
