Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 48
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NewsBell spins up 412EPX alongside partner Subaru
Bell may have pulled out of the Singapore air show, but regional partner Subaru is still present, alongside their newest product, the 412EPX
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NewsThailand picks H135 helicopters for training mission
Airbus Helicopters has secured a six-unit order for H135 trainers from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), while it also eyes further co-operation with the Malaysian military.
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NewsUS Navy accepts first CMV-22B tiltrotor
A first of 48 Bell Boeing CMV-22B carrier onboard delivery aircraft has been handed over to the US Navy, with the rotorcraft accepted in Amarillo, Texas, on 7 February.
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NewsFrench navy plans early adoption of H160
France is to acquire four Airbus Helicopters H160s for offshore search and rescue missions under a three-way partnership designed as a stop-gap measure to allow the speedy retirement of its navy’s Aerospatiale Alouette IIIs.
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NewsIndian production roadmap set for Ka-226T deal
Russian Helicopters has signed an agreement with an Indian joint venture company, related to indigenous work around New Delhi’s pending acquisition of 197 Ka-226T helicopters for the air force. The agreement between Russian Helicopters and Indo-Russian Helicopters defines a roadmap for indigenous production, with details about timelines for setting up ...
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NewsAirbus files protest against US Navy giving trainer helicopter contract to Leonardo
Airbus Helicopters filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the US Navy (USN) awarding its Advanced Helicopter Training System contract to Leonardo Helicopters.
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NewsErickson to demo S-64 Air Crane flying autonomously using Sikorsky Matrix
Erickson signed a development agreement to integrate its S-64 Air Crane helicopter with Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomous flight control software.
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NewsLeonardo to take delivery of full flight simulator for AW609 tiltrotor
Leonardo Helicopters plans to take delivery of the first AW609 simulator at its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility in the summer of 2020.
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NewsSafran to introduce four turboshafts to market in 2020 to grab market share
Safran plans to introduce four new turboshafts to the helicopter industry in 2020 as part of an effort to grab new market share.
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters secures launch customer for AW189K
Gulf Helicopters of Qatar is to be the launch customer of the super-medium twin.
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NewsDhaka looks to add attack helicopter capability
The Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter is in contention for a Bangladeshi requirement. “Boeing is encouraged by recent steps taken by the Bangladesh Air Force to communicate with the U.S. Government an interest in acquiring the AH-64E Apache,” says the US company. “This procurement would be a government-to-government Foreign Military ...
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NewsKobe Bryant crash puts Heli-Expo conference in tricky spot
One day after basketball star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter accident, the world’s largest helicopter association attempted to calm public fears about rotorcraft at an industry conference not far from the crash site.
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NewsCollins prepares for pilotless helicopter rescue with digitally-controlled hoist
Foreseeing a day in the not-too-distant future when pilotless helicopters may fly to people in need of rescue, Collins Aerospace’s next generation hoist, the Pegasus, will have the ability to be controlled digitally – even eventually wirelessly.
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NewsUS Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter upgrades start full-rate production
Full-rate production means the US Coast Guard plans to convert 22 examples of the Eurocopter MH-65D per year into the “E” configuration
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NewsUS Navy’s Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey completes first flight
The US Navy envisions using the CMV-22 to ferry Pratt & Whitney F135 turbines to and from aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is powered by the F135 and the service needs the ability to replace the stealth fighter’s power plant while at sea.
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NewsUK orders four more H145 Jupiter training helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered an additional batch of four Airbus Helicopters H145 Jupiter trainers for operation by the Ascent Flight Training joint venture.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant continues flight testing, passing 100kt
The release of a video by the joint Sikorsky-Boeing team on 17 January helped to quell questions swirling around the status of the helicopter, a development and test effort which was in doubt after gearbox troubles put it behind schedule.
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NewsSikorsky CH-53K and Boeing CH-47F bids submitted for Germany’s heavy-lift competition
Sikorsky and Boeing submitted final bids for Germany’s New Heavy Lift Helicopter programme, known as Schwerer Transporthubschrauber, on 13 January.
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NewsUS Navy picks Leonardo TH-119 for next helicopter trainer fleet
The deal represents a hard-fought win for Leonardo, who defeated Bell’s light, singe-engined 407GXi and Airbus Helicopters’ light, twin-engined H135.
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NewsHalf of US Navy’s $380 billion aviation spending in next 30 years to be fighters
Over the next 30 years a small number of high-performance aircraft would make up a majority of future replacement costs.