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Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Fourteen (HM-14) makes final flight

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Fourteen (HM-14) makes final flight

12-Dec-2022Source: US Navy

After nearly 45 years of service, flying the RH-53D and the MH-53E, the Vanguard are officially disestablishing in July 2023. The sailors of HM-14 have served and flown on every continent in the world over their 45 year history, and have been a part of numerous critical military Operations. With the Navy’s decision to develop... Read more

Royal Thai Army receives four more UH-60Ms

Royal Thai Army receives four more UH-60Ms

12-Dec-2022

The Royal Thai Army has recently taken delivery of four Sikorsky UH-60M helicopters to take their Black Hawk fleet to a total of 18.  From the first  deliveries of three UH-60L models in 2011, 20 have been imported, including three acquired pre-owned.  Two have been retired from service following incidents in July 2011 and July... Read more

US approves possible FMS to the Republic of Korea of CH-47Fs

US approves possible FMS to the Republic of Korea of CH-47Fs

9-Dec-2022Source: US State Dept

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of CH-47F helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to... Read more

Iraqi Bell 407s to get EFIS upgrade

Iraqi Bell 407s to get EFIS upgrade

8-Dec-2022Source: HeliHub.com

The US Military has issued a single-source tender to Bell which will see the OEM carry out an avionics upgrade on the Bell 407 fleet operated by the Iraqi Army. Each helicopter is to be fitted with a the IDU-450 EFIS system from Genesys Aerospace, with the work to be completed in Iraq within a... Read more

Woodward HRT awarded $27M order for V-22 hydraulic repairs

Woodward HRT awarded $27M order for V-22 hydraulic repairs

8-Dec-2022Source: US DoD

Woodward HRT, Santa Clarita, California, is awarded a $27,170,000 delivery order (N00383-23-F-YN03) under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-21-G-YN01 for the repair of 418 components of the drive unit used in support of the V-22 aircraft hydraulic system. All work will be performed in Santa Clarita, California, and is expected to be completed by August... Read more

FRCE conducts test run of CH-53K engine disassembly

FRCE conducts test run of CH-53K engine disassembly

8-Dec-2022Source: FRCE

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently opened a new chapter in the depot’s engine program with its first disassembly of the T408 engine, which powers the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The three-day disassembly was a dress rehearsal of sorts, as it gave stakeholders in the T408 engine program an opportunity to ensure everything from technical... Read more

Indonesian Navy holds Bell 505 handover ceremony

Indonesian Navy holds Bell 505 handover ceremony

8-Dec-2022Source: Indonesian Navy

[electronic translation] Commander of the Indonesian Navy Aviation Center (Puspenerbal) Rear Admiral (Laksda) TNI Edwin, received two Bell 505 Single Engine Training Helicopters from PT. Atamora Teknik Makmur witnessed by Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal) Admiral TNI Yudo Margono at the Juanda Aviation Museum Apron, Sidoarjo, Wednesday (08/12/2021). The Bell 505 training helicopter developed by Bell... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $75M contract for CV-22 additions

Bell Boeing awarded $75M contract for CV-22 additions

7-Dec-2022Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $75,015,996 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification (P00006) to an order (N0001921F0030) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001917G0002). This modification exercises options to procure 12 Nacelle improvements kits, rotable pool components and interim spares. Additionally, this modification provides for the installation of... Read more

Royal Navy medics test air ambulance concept at sea for first time

Royal Navy medics test air ambulance concept at sea for first time

6-Dec-2022Source: Royal Navy

Medics on Britain’s flagship tested a ‘military air ambulance’ at sea for the first time to speed up life-saving the next time a Royal Navy carrier group goes into action. HMS Queen Elizabeth used her autumn deployment to the North Sea and Scandinavia – the northern ‘arm’ of the Royal Navy’s Operation Achillean, which has... Read more

Merlin upgrade extends life of Royal Navy helicopter to 2030

Merlin upgrade extends life of Royal Navy helicopter to 2030

6-Dec-2022Source: UK Ministry of Defense

In total,19 Mk3 aircraft and 6 Mk3a have been upgraded to the Mk4/4a standard to ensure the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have the capability to provide air support to 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines and other UK forces. CHF, the wings of the UK Commando Force, also support the Carrier Strike Group, carry out Search... Read more

California National Guard’s Honours Blackhawk Pilot

California National Guard’s Honours Blackhawk Pilot

6-Dec-2022Source: California National Guard

California National Guard’s first Hmong UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong rode as the Grand Marshall of the Central Valley’s Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2022. This year marked the 103rd anniversary of Fresno’s recognition of its veterans and military members. Although Xiong is frequently described as humble by... Read more

Italian Army receives last NH90 TTH

Italian Army receives last NH90 TTH

6-Dec-2022Source: NHIndustries

The Italian Army’s UH-90A (NATO’s designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter programme marked a major achievement with the completion of deliveries on 25 November. The 60th and final aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, was handed over to the operator during an official ceremony in presence of representatives from the Italian... Read more

Bell V-280 Valor wins US Army FLRAA contract

Bell V-280 Valor wins US Army FLRAA contract

5-Dec-2022Source: US Arny

The U.S. Army has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell Textron, Incorporated. “I am excited to be part of this momentous day for our Army,” said Mr. Doug Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. “The thoughtful and disciplined execution of the FLRAA program strategy will deliver the... Read more

Raytheon awarded $9M contract to procure CH-53K Night Vision System

Raytheon awarded $9M contract to procure CH-53K Night Vision System

5-Dec-2022Source: US DoD

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a $9,033,623 modification (P00006) to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0810) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0007). This modification exercises an option to procure 10 Lot 7 CH-53K helicopter Night Vision System AN/AAQ-44 forward looking infrared kits for the Navy. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and... Read more

Michigan National Guard Chinook unit reflects on 20 years of service

Michigan National Guard Chinook unit reflects on 20 years of service

5-Dec-2022Source: Michigan National Guard

On Sept. 22, 2002, the Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) #2 stood-up at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in Harrison Township, Michigan, with only 16 members forming the unit. By Sept. 2003, after a year’s worth of training, the AASF #2 received its first CH-47 Chinook helicopters. At the time, they were a unit of... Read more

Italian Army’s UH-90A fleet handover reaches completion

Italian Army’s UH-90A fleet handover reaches completion

5-Dec-2022Source: Leonardo

The Italian Army’s UH-90A (NATO’s designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter programme marked a major achievement with the completion of deliveries on 25 November. The 60th and final aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, was handed over to the operator during an official ceremony in presence of representatives from the Italian... Read more

Avgas and jet fuel: fuelling the rotorcraft sector

Avgas and jet fuel: fuelling the rotorcraft sector

2-Dec-2022Source: Air bp

See also SAF 101 – is SAF suitable for use in helicopters? Avgas and jet fuel are specifically developed for fixed and rotary wing aircraft and have been designed to improve the safety and reliability of flight. How did these distinctive aviation fuels come about and how do they meet the fuelling requirements of helicopters?... Read more

SAFE Structure awarded $1.1M contract for CH-47 fuel tank rollers

SAFE Structure awarded $1.1M contract for CH-47 fuel tank rollers

1-Dec-2022Source: SAFE Structure Designs

S.A.F.E. Structure Designs was awarded a $1.1 Million dollar contract to supply its patented CH-47 ERFS Tank rollers and shoring system to over 27 United States Army National Guard locations.  With full in-house design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities, SAFE is a leader in supplying the Depart of Defense with creative and customizable solutions for just... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $28M contract for Presidential VH-92 work

Sikorsky awarded $28M contract for Presidential VH-92 work

1-Dec-2022Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $28,841,002 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for integrated logistics support, sustaining engineering, spares procurement, material management, component overhaul, and training activities in support of VH Presidential Helicopter sustainment for the Navy. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut (53%); Shelton,... Read more

Schiebel demonstrates ASW capability at NATO exercise

Schiebel demonstrates ASW capability at NATO exercise

1-Dec-2022Source: Schiebel

Schiebel, together with Thales and sponsored by the UK Royal Navy participated in REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) and Dynamic Messenger 2022 in Portugal. Together, we successfully demonstrated the CAMCOPTER® S-100 and its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and cargo delivery capabilities, which all received wide acclaim. The... Read more

UK Government estimates 70 Russian helicopters lost in Ukraine

UK Government estimates 70 Russian helicopters lost in Ukraine

30-Nov-2022Source: HeliHub.com

Under Freedom of Information rules in the UK, the following question was raised by John Healey – the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November to Question 63111 on Ukraine: Armed Conflict, what recent estimate he has made of the number... Read more

HAL hands over last of 16 ALH Mk.III to Indian Coast Guard

HAL hands over last of 16 ALH Mk.III to Indian Coast Guard

29-Nov-2022Source: HeliHub.com

HAL handed over the last of the 16 ALHs (Mk-III, Maritime role) contracted with the Indian Coast Guard at a program here today to DG Coast Guard V S Pathania  in the presence of senior officials from CG, Defence and HAL. “We are proud to be associated with HAL and happy to issue a Letter... Read more

ACET awarded $37M contract for H-53 modifications

ACET awarded $37M contract for H-53 modifications

25-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Adams Communication and Engineering Technology Inc.,* Reston, Virginia, is awarded a $37,470,104 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  This contract provides for non-recurring and recurring efforts required to fabricate, assemble, and support prototyping, system integration, and installation of depot modifications associated with engineering changes to H-53 aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps and Foreign Military Sales... Read more

Amentum awarded $15M maintenance contract at Joint Base Andrews

Amentum awarded $15M maintenance contract at Joint Base Andrews

25-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Amentum Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, has been awarded a $15,940,346 modification (P00022) to previously awarded contract FA2860-19-C-0005 for rotary wing maintenance. This contract provides helicopter maintenance of the aircraft assigned to the 316th Wing at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $71,484,294 from... Read more

USAF 20th Air Force prepares for MH-139 with visit to Ireland

USAF 20th Air Force prepares for MH-139 with visit to Ireland

25-Nov-2022Source: US Air Force

The long awaited UH-1N “Huey” replacement, the MH-139A “Grey Wolf,” has experienced some schedule delays, but that has not stopped the 20th Air Force from preparing for the new aircraft. Countries from around the world fly the related AW139 in support of defense/military missions, but the first to do so was Ireland who received their... Read more

Raytheon awarded $34M contract for MV-22 Helmet Mounted Display upgrades

Raytheon awarded $34M contract for MV-22 Helmet Mounted Display upgrades

24-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Raytheon Intelligence and Space, Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $34,196,644 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0081) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0007). This order provides for engineering, development, management, technical, and acquisition support for the development and integration of the ethernet expansion devices and the platform data server in support of integration of the MV-22 Helmet... Read more

Northrop Grumman to enhance UH-60V capabilities

Northrop Grumman to enhance UH-60V capabilities

24-Nov-2022Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected to provide engineering services for the KBR-led $156.7 million, five-year Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) vehicle. IAC MAC task orders are awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of... Read more

KBR to Update UH-60V Fleet for US Army

KBR to Update UH-60V Fleet for US Army

23-Nov-2022Source: DOD IAC Program

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced it has been awarded a $156.7 million task order to support capabilities assessment and enhancements for the U.S. Army’s Utility Helicopter 60 Variant (UH-60V) fleet, providing technologically superior and cost-effective helicopters for U.S. and Allied Forces. KBR was awarded this contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract... Read more

MH-139A visits 908th Airlift Wing ahead of Training Unit launch

MH-139A visits 908th Airlift Wing ahead of Training Unit launch

22-Nov-2022Source: US Air Force

Benjamin Franklin is quoted as having said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The 908th Airlift Wing is choosing to take advantage of the present and prepare for the future.In 2020, the Maxwell Air Force Base was selected as the preferred location to host the MH-139A Grey Wolf Formal Training Unit,... Read more

First Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter delivered

First Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter delivered

22-Nov-2022Source: US Air Force

Defense Contract Management Agency Sikorsky Aircraft delivered the first HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter to the 563rd Rescue Group, here Aug. 11. The HH-60W is the latest upgrade of the Sikorsky H-60 series helicopter designed to replace the Air Force’s current HH-60G inventory. Crewmembers from the 66th Rescue Squadron, or RQS, who will... Read more

20th Air Force prepares for MH-139 visit to Ireland

20th Air Force prepares for MH-139 visit to Ireland

22-Nov-2022Source: US Air Force

The long awaited UH-1N “Huey” replacement, the MH-139A “Grey Wolf,” has experienced some schedule delays, but that has not stopped the 20th Air Force from preparing for the new aircraft. Countries from around the world fly the related AW139 in support of defense/military missions, but the first to do so was Ireland who received their... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $98M contract for UH-60M

Sikorsky awarded $98M contract for UH-60M

17-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $98,932,185 modification (P00007) to contract W58RGZ-22-C-0010 for UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2027. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement, Army funds in the amount of $98,932,185 were obligated at the time of the... Read more

North Carolina National Guard Receives New UH-72Bs

North Carolina National Guard Receives New UH-72Bs

16-Nov-2022Source: US National Guard

The 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard held an acceptance ceremony November 9, 2022 upon receiving two upgraded UH-72B Models of the Lakota helicopter at the NCNG Army Aviation Flight Facility #1, in Morrisville, NC. The NCNG joins eight other states in accepting the new model which provides enhanced mission capabilities and... Read more

AVX awarded US Army contract to develop All-Electric Flight Control System

AVX awarded US Army contract to develop All-Electric Flight Control System

16-Nov-2022Source: AVX

AVX Aircraft Company, Benbrook, TX was awarded a contract to continue development of an All Electric Flight Control System (AEFCS) in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM).  AVX in collaboration with Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY is developing the AEFCS using state of the art electro-mechanical actuator technologies as a way to... Read more

Netherlands takes delivery of 20th CH-47F Chinook

Netherlands takes delivery of 20th CH-47F Chinook

15-Nov-2022Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update. “Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Air Force exemplifies the value of a modern and versatile Chinook fleet,” said Ken Eland, vice president and H-47 program manager. “These state-of-the art aircraft will significantly improve... Read more

WV National Guard to support Fayette County aerial firefighting

WV National Guard to support Fayette County aerial firefighting

14-Nov-2022Source: US National Guard

The West Virginia National Guard’s C. Co., 1-150th Assault Battalion, located in Wheeling, has launched one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with hoist capability to Fayette County to assist local authorities in aerial firefighting. The crew of five Soldiers departed at approximately 9 a.m. and will fly to Fayette County to link up with emergency managers and... Read more

Bell marks recent 505 military sales successes

Bell marks recent 505 military sales successes

9-Nov-2022Source: Bell

The Bell 505 is one of the most versatile short light single helicopters on the market, used for a diverse range of missions. Today, there are more than 400 Bell 505s in operation across six continents, with customers logging over 111,000 global fleet hours since the first delivery took place in 2017. Around the world,... Read more

Air Covers delivers full protection cover sets for Royal Navy AW101 fleet

Air Covers delivers full protection cover sets for Royal Navy AW101 fleet

8-Nov-2022Source: Air Covers

Air Covers has delivered 12 full protection cover sets for the Merlin AW101 MK4 helicopter. Following the successful delivery of CSAR Italian Air Force H101 protection, Air Covers was asked to design and manufacture covers to match the similarly tough specification from the UK Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. The aircraft will operate from the... Read more

Leonardo introduces Weapons Loading System Trainer RNAS in Yeovilton

Leonardo introduces Weapons Loading System Trainer RNAS in Yeovilton

8-Nov-2022Source: Leonardo

Leonardo has enhanced the delivery of weapons loading training for the British Armed Forces through the introduction of a Weapons Loading SystemTrainer (WLST) based at the Wildcat Training Centre at the Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) in Yeovilton, Somerset. This bespoke trainer, manufactured by Pennant International, is a key capability for the UK Ministry of... Read more

Four MH-139 Grey Wolf arrive at Malmstrom AFB

Four MH-139 Grey Wolf arrive at Malmstrom AFB

7-Nov-2022Source: NBC Montana

Four MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters stopped at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls for the first time this week. In August of 2022, the U.S. Air Force received the first four MH-139 Grey Wolf test helicopters from Boeing. These four helicopters will permanently reside at Malmstrom AFB. See Full Story.... Read more

Leonardo presents Cormorant Trophy to RCAF and USCG

Leonardo presents Cormorant Trophy to RCAF and USCG

4-Nov-2022Source: Leonardo

In early October, the Cormorant Trophy Award, which celebrates excellence and bravery in missions, ceremony took place during the Opening Ceremony of Defence Security (DEFSEC) Atlantic event in Canada. During the ceremony, which was attended by 350-400 military government and industry personnel, Dominic Howe, Head of Campaigns – America and Canada at Leonardo, delivered a speech outlining the... Read more

Pilot-less Black Hawk flies logistics and rescue missions

Pilot-less Black Hawk flies logistics and rescue missions

3-Nov-2022Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uninhabited Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously can safely and reliably perform internal and external cargo resupply missions, and a rescue operation. Sikorsky is partnered with DARPA to... Read more

Osprey aircraft deployment in Saga Prefecture clears a hurdle

Osprey aircraft deployment in Saga Prefecture clears a hurdle

3-Nov-2022Source: The Asahi Shimbun

The Defense Ministry has cleared a major obstacle in the way of deploying Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Saga Prefecture amid stiff opposition from locals worried about environmental damage. See Full Story.... Read more

Coastal Helicopters awarded $17M for flight test support

Coastal Helicopters awarded $17M for flight test support

3-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Coastal Helicopters Inc.,* Panama City, Florida, is awarded a $17,648,526, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for flight test support of suitable airborne platforms for ongoing testing of sensor systems. This contract includes a base year of 12 months and four 12-month option periods. Work will be performed in Panama City, Florida (70%); Fort Walton, Florida (25%); and... Read more

MD Helicopters to showcase at Indo Defence Expo & Forum 2022

MD Helicopters to showcase at Indo Defence Expo & Forum 2022

2-Nov-2022Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH), INDODEFENCE Booth #B231F, will proudly be attending and showcasing its MD 500E and MD 530F military helicopter lines at Indonesia’s INDODEFENCE, taking place Nov. 2-5 in Jakarta. The MD 500 series of military aircraft are light scout attack helicopters proven on battlefields around the world. These single-engine defence aircraft lead the industry... Read more

Royal Jordanian Air Force to Purchase B505s to Boost Training Capabilities

Royal Jordanian Air Force to Purchase B505s to Boost Training Capabilities

2-Nov-2022Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) in Aqaba, Jordan. The contract includes the delivery of the aircraft with a flight training device and a... Read more

L3 Technologies awarded $20M contract for engineering support for Apache

L3 Technologies awarded $20M contract for engineering support for Apache

2-Nov-2022Source: L3 Technologies

L3 Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a $20,717,731 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for the Manned/Unmanned Teaming hardware and technical and engineering support for the Apache attack helicopter. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $280M contract for long-lead CH-53K work

Sikorsky awarded $280M contract for long-lead CH-53K work

2-Nov-2022Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $280,946,361 firm-fixed-price modification (P00004) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0004). This modification exercises an option to procure long lead items in support of full rate production Lot 8, CH-53K aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be... Read more

Philippine disaster response boosted by Bo105 acquisitions

Philippine disaster response boosted by Bo105 acquisitions

1-Nov-2022Source: PNA

  The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday said the newly donated Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo-105 helicopter to its Army Aviation Regiment will greatly enhance its capabilities to respond to disaster relief missions. “The donation of the cutting-edge Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo 105 will be an additional mission-essential equipment for the Army Aviation that will support the Army units and... Read more

Spain sells six Sea Kings to Peru for 100 euros each

Spain sells six Sea Kings to Peru for 100 euros each

31-Oct-2022Source: msn

The maintenance and demilitarization and custody costs of the SH-3D helicopters were more expensive than their sale to Peru for a symbolic price of one hundred euros per helicopter, 600 euros in total. This is how the Government justifies it in a parliamentary answer to Deputy Pablo Cambronero, collected by Europa Press. The operation was... Read more

IAF seeks 200 advanced NVG for Dhruv and Mi-17

IAF seeks 200 advanced NVG for Dhruv and Mi-17

31-Oct-2022Source: The Tribune India

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has projected a requirement for about 200 advanced night vision goggles (NVGs) for its fleet of Russian Mi-17V5 and indigenous Dhruv helicopters, which is aimed at enhancing their operational capability. See Full Story. ... Read more

Philippine Army plans for more Black Hawks

Philippine Army plans for more Black Hawks

28-Oct-2022Source: Philippine News Agency

  Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said he wants more modern helicopters like the S-70i “Black Hawk” combat utility helicopter, now flown by the Air Force, to beef up the service’s Aviation Regiment. Speaking to reporters, Brawner said the PA is prioritizing the acquisition of “Black Hawk” combat utility helicopters and... Read more

Boeing delivered first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Netherlands

Boeing delivered first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Netherlands

27-Oct-2022Source: Boeing

  Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). As part of a Foreign Military Sale through the U.S. Department of Defense, Boeing received a contract in 2019 to remanufacture 28 RNLAF AH-64 D-model Apaches to... Read more

Raytheon awarded $8M contract for software of CV-22

Raytheon awarded $8M contract for software of CV-22

26-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Raytheon Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded an $8,356,194 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0051) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0007). This order provides for software product updates and qualification testing for the CV-22 Silent Knight Radar (SKR) Joint Services Vertical Lift Aircraft Experimental (JVX) Avionics System Software (JASS) instrumentation build, the SKR JASS Functional Requirements... Read more

Lockheed awarded $49M contract for upgrades to 12 Australian MH-60Rs

Lockheed awarded $49M contract for upgrades to 12 Australian MH-60Rs

25-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a not-to-exceed $49,664,990 undefinitized firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to an order (N0001922F2291) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This modification provides non-recurring engineering and add/delete efforts to bring 12 MH-60R aircraft from standard Foreign Military Sales configuration to a unique configuration for the government of... Read more

HSC-3, HSC-4, VRM-30 recieve US Navy’s Highest Flight Safety Award

HSC-3, HSC-4, VRM-30 recieve US Navy’s Highest Flight Safety Award

25-Oct-2022Source: US Navy

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces, presented the 2021 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award to the “Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, the “Black Knights” of HSC-4 and the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30’s aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 20. Also known as... Read more

Kiewit awarded $53M contract to build helipads at Wheeler Army Airfield

Kiewit awarded $53M contract to build helipads at Wheeler Army Airfield

25-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $53,148,000 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a concrete rotary-wing aircraft parking apron, concrete taxiways with helipads and a concrete parallel taxiway at Wheeler Army Airfield. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Wahiawa, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date... Read more

Air bp sustainability head and the role of co-processing in aviation’s transition to a low-carbon future

Air bp sustainability head and the role of co-processing in aviation’s transition to a low-carbon future

24-Oct-2022Source: Air bp

  by Air bp’s global head of sustainability, Andreea Moyes Although demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to experience significant growth1, production is currently limited with only a handful of commercial plants available today. bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to... Read more

Foreign Military Sale to Australia for MH-60R sustainment items

Foreign Military Sale to Australia for MH-60R sustainment items

21-Oct-2022Source: US State Dept

  The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of non-MDE MH-60R sustainment items and services for an estimated cost of $162 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Australia has requested... Read more

Schiebel CAMCOPTER pioneers its Anit-Submarine Warefare capability

Schiebel CAMCOPTER pioneers its Anit-Submarine Warefare capability

20-Oct-2022Source: Schiebel

  Schiebel, together with Thales and sponsored by the UK Royal Navy participated in REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) and Dynamic Messenger 2022 in Portugal. Together, we successfully demonstrated the CAMCOPTER® S-100 and its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and cargo delivery capabilities, which all received wide acclaim.... Read more

Portugal donates parked Kamov Ka32s to Ukraine

Portugal donates parked Kamov Ka32s to Ukraine

20-Oct-2022Source: The Portugal News

Portugal will send six Kamov firefighting helicopters to Ukraine, currently without a license to operate because they are of Russian origin and one of which is inoperative, Defense Minister Helena Carreiras announced.... Read more

USAF recovers CV-22B six weeks after emergency landing on Norwegian island

USAF recovers CV-22B six weeks after emergency landing on Norwegian island

19-Oct-2022Source: US Air Force

  While participating in a training exercise in Norway, a CV-22B Osprey experienced an inflight emergency, requiring the pilots to land immediately. After six weeks of being grounded on the island of Senja, the 352nd Special Operations Wing’s Osprey was recovered via crane barge, Sept. 27, 2022. The aircraft is now at a Norwegian military... Read more

Airbus’ “cargo copter” is tested during military exercise

Airbus’ “cargo copter” is tested during military exercise

18-Oct-2022Source: Airbus

  A sub-scale demonstrator of a future Airbus multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrated its capabilities during a large robotic exercise organised last month by the Portuguese Navy and NATO, which brought together military forces, universities and selected industry partners. By taking part in this exercise, the “cargo copter” operated in a dense robotic environment, validating the concept’s... Read more

Eaton Aerospace awarded $7M contract for V-22 Valve System

Eaton Aerospace awarded $7M contract for V-22 Valve System

17-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

Eaton Aerospace LLC, Los Angeles, California, is awarded a $7,577,627 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for the repair of nine items for the valve system used on the V-22 aircraft. This contract includes a three-year base with no options. All work will be performed in Los Angeles, California, and work is expected to be completed by September... Read more

Honwywell awarded T55 Engine contract for UK CH-47s

Honwywell awarded T55 Engine contract for UK CH-47s

17-Oct-2022Source: Honeywell

  Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced that it signed a contract to supply 34 T55-GA-714A engines to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) for its new H-47 Extended Range Chinook helicopter fleet. The order and supply of the T55 engines is managed through the office of U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales. Honeywell’s T55 engine is the... Read more

Clayton awarded $7M contract for maintenance of VH-3A

Clayton awarded $7M contract for maintenance of VH-3A

14-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Clayton International, Inc.,* Peachtree City, Georgia, is awarded a $7,905,026 firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable contract to provide depot level maintenance services for one VH-3A Helicopter for the Government of Egypt. Work will be performed in Peachtree City, Georgia and is expected to be completed in June 2024. Foreign military sales customer funds in the amount... Read more

Royal Navy completes Martlet and Sea Venom missile trials on AW159

Royal Navy completes Martlet and Sea Venom missile trials on AW159

14-Oct-2022Source: Royal Navy

Month-long trials in the Atlantic have paved the way for global operations using Navy’s new ship-busting missiles. Martlet and Sea Venom – the Navy’s two new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles – have completed extensive tests in the hands of expert aviators and scientists and a Wildcat helicopter. The trials in the Atlantic and Mediterranean will help... Read more

USAF declares IOC of HH-60W Jolly Green II

USAF declares IOC of HH-60W Jolly Green II

13-Oct-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  The U.S. Air Force declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, validating the platform’s operational readiness to forward deploy Air Force rescue crews around the globe. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) designed and manufactures the HH-60W, which enables the U.S. Air Force to conduct rescue missions... Read more

US Marines selects Kaman to build Cargo UAS prototype

US Marines selects Kaman to build Cargo UAS prototype

13-Oct-2022Source: Kaman

  Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced that they have been selected to build a logistics UAS prototype for the United States Marine Corps. Kaman will build a funded military version of its KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle. KARGO UAV carries up to 800 pounds of payload and... Read more

Sikorsky progresses On RAIDER X® For US Army

Sikorsky progresses On RAIDER X® For US Army

12-Oct-2022Source: Lockheed Martin

  Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) is completing early tests toward a safe flight test program for the RAIDER X® competitive prototype it is building for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. “The RAIDER X prototype, which is 92% complete, draws on Lockheed Martin’s broad expertise in developing innovative weapons systems... Read more

Navy Engineers Make Helicopter Pilots’ Most Dangerous Job Safer

Navy Engineers Make Helicopter Pilots’ Most Dangerous Job Safer

11-Oct-2022Source: US Navy

  Landing a helicopter in low visibility environments is one of the most difficult tasks in aviation for a rotary-wing pilot; add weather like fog, wind or worse and aircraft recovery can be dangerous. The very team who brought naval tactical aviation Precision Landing Mode (PLM) has now set sights on advancing capability and operational... Read more

SGS awarded $20M contract for renovation of UH-60 hangar

SGS awarded $20M contract for renovation of UH-60 hangar

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  SGS LLC,* Yukon, Oklahoma, was awarded a $20,599,811 firm-fixed-price contract for the design/build renovation of a UH-60 aircraft maintenance hangar. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Fort Hood, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 11, 2024. Fiscal 2022 military construction, Army funds in the... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $39M contract for additions to VH-92A

Sikorsky awarded $39M contract for additions to VH-92A

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $39,920,367 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to an order (N0001922F2491) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029).  This modification adds scope to provide production and installation of a VH-92A Flight Training Device (FTD) and updates to a previously delivered VH-92A FTD for the... Read more

Point Blank Enterprises awarded $13M contract for focus on Advanced Helicopter Seating System II

Point Blank Enterprises awarded $13M contract for focus on Advanced Helicopter Seating System II

10-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Point Blank Enterprises Inc., Miami Lakes, Florida, was awarded a $13,554,787 modification (P00001) to contract W911W6-21-C-0044 to focus on system assembly, inspection and airworthiness qualifications of the Advanced Helicopter Seating System II effort. Work will be performed in Miami Lakes, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 4, 2025. Fiscal 2010 research, development,... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract to install the data transfer unit for CH-53K

Sikorsky awarded $26M contract to install the data transfer unit for CH-53K

5-Oct-2022Source: US DoD

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $26,985,285 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00010) to an order (N0001919F2972) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029). This modification adds scope for the initial and final technical directive to install the data transfer unit and Defensive Electronic Countermeasure System Replacement Phase III ARC-210... Read more

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