Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 46
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OpinionModernisation is key for US Army’s helicopter fleet - but not at any cost
Despite its platform modernisation efforts, the US Army’s helicopter inventory is increasingly showing its age. The Boeing AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk are all decades-old designs, equally enhanced and weighed down by the equipment additions made over time. Source: AP/Shutterstock History shows that low- ...
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NewsEU funds development of next-generation combat helicopter capabilities
The EU is providing up to €22 million ($23.8 million) in funding for the development of technologies to support next-generation combat helicopters, including interoperability with unmanned air vehicles – so-called Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).
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NewsAH-64E hits 500th delivery, as Boeing eyes more Apache exports
Boeing has celebrated the 500th delivery of an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, as it eyes opportunities for additional international sales.
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NewsUS Air Force to launch ‘Agility Prime’ eVTOL development on 27 April
The service wants to boost the efforts of the nascent commercial eVTOL aircraft industry by funding the creation of technologies which also could be used for military purposes.
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NewsSikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II finishes extreme conditions testing
The US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed a month-long battery of extreme conditions testing.
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NewsBoeing military aircraft deliveries lower in first quarter of 2020
Boeing delivered 35% fewer military aircraft year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020.
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NewsCH-53K King Stallion demonstrates first air-to-air refuelling
The heavy lift helicopter, in development for the US Marine Corps (USMC), completed the 4.5h test over Chesapeake Bay with a KC-130J in-flight refuelling tanker last week.
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NewsNetherlands takes new CH-47F as Boeing pauses production
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has taken delivery of its first Boeing CH-47F Chinook produced in the manufacturer’s latest standard.
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NewsNAVAIR fast tracks technology to help CH-53E in ‘brownouts’
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is expediting the development of a system that improves low-speed performance of the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in poor visibility conditions. US Marine Corps (USMC) operations in the Middle East have showed that in “brownout” conditions caused by sand billowing up from ...
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NewsAH-64E explores maritime attack role in Arabian Gulf
The US military has conducted joint operations in the Arabian gulf to demonstrate army attack helicopters teaming with naval assets to engaged simulated surface targets. The work involved the army’s Boeing AH-64E attack helicopters operating from the USS Lewis B Puller, an Expeditionary Sea Base ship, says the US Naval ...
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NewsBell promotes potential of VIP V-22 tiltrotor
Bell has begun promoting a VIP version of the V-22 tiltrotor it produces in partnership with Boeing, designed for head-of-state transport missions. To date, the airframer has sold the Osprey solely for military applications, chiefly to the USA, where is it operated by the air force, marine corps and navy; ...
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NewsLynn Tilton resigns as CEO of MD Helicopters
Chief executive of MD Helicopters Lynn Tilton has resigned after receiving a bankruptcy court order to sell the aircraft manufacturer to pay off debts for her holding company Patriarch Partners.
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In depthHow MQ-8C is overcoming deficiencies to improve US Navy’s surveillance capability
After a scathing report from the Pentagon’s top weapons tester that called the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout “not operationally effective, not operationally suitable, and not cyber survivable,” the US Navy says “many” of the unmanned helicopter’s deficiencies are now on track to be resolved before its scheduled deployment in late 2021
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OpinionUS Marine Corps backs away from tailor-made aircraft - and their expense
Expeditionary demands have honed the US Marine Corps into a unique force with enviable equipment – but its Pacific pivot means much could change
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NewsAerospace defence firms try stopping coronavirus from spreading in their factories
While the rest of the world shuts down, aerospace defence manufacturers are expected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to keep turning out aircraft.
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NewsUS Army selects Bell and Sikorsky to build FARA prototypes
The US Army has selected Bell and Sikorsky to design and test Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototypes.
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NewsPentagon prepares for possibility of global coronavirus ‘chaos’
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is preparing for geopolitical instability as the hospitals of poorer countries become swamped by victims of the coronavirus and as foes, such as China and Russia, try to take advantage of the situation.
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NewsWhy the US Marine Corps plans big downsizing, including some F-35s, MV-22s and all tanks
The US Marine Corps believes it needs to be leaner and meaner to defeat China in a hypothetical war in the Pacific Ocean. That means cutting a significant number of its bespoke Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighters, Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotors and Sikorsky CH-53 heavy lift helicopters.
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NewsFrench air force plans Puma replacement with leased H225s
France has begun a process to replace its air force’s fleet of ageing SA330 Puma rotorcraft with leased Airbus Helicopters H225s.