Military

Zephyr completes contract for three Rescue Hoist Hanger Test Facilities to 160 SOAR

Zephyr completes contract for three Rescue Hoist Hanger Test Facilities to 160 SOAR

24-Jun-2010Source: Zephyr International

Zephyr International LLC has completed the delivery, installation and training on three Rescue Hoist Hanger Test Facilities in three locations for the 160th SOAR(A). The Rescue Hoist Hanger Test facilities, when used in conjunction with their previously purchased Rescue Hoist Ground Support Equipment (AKA, “the Zephyr”), allow the 160th SOAR(A) to maintain their rescue hoists... Read more

L-3 releases NVG range onto the international market

L-3 releases NVG range onto the international market

24-Jun-2010Source: Shephard

L-3 Electro-Optical Systems (EOS) is offering a range of next-generation night vision products to the international market after securing export releases from the US government.... Read more

French military gives NH90 the name “Caiman”

French military gives NH90 the name “Caiman”

23-Jun-2010Source: Mere et Marine

A Caiman is an genus within the Alligator species... Read more

Russia looks to outsource production to China, India or Latin America

Russia looks to outsource production to China, India or Latin America

23-Jun-2010Source: AVN

“Helicopters of Russia” (incl OPK Oboronprom) is hoping to set up production outside Russia within two years, according to a press conference on Tuesday.  General director of Oboronprom “Andrei Reus confirmed he is leading negotiations with China, India and Latin America... Read more

Republic of Singapore Air Force celebrates 25 years of Super Puma ops

Republic of Singapore Air Force celebrates 25 years of Super Puma ops

23-Jun-2010Source: Eurocopter South East Asia

On 10th June, RSAF 125 Squadron celebrated 25 years successful operation of the Super Puma. To celebrate this milestone, past and present Super Puma community consisting of pilots, commanders and industry partners were invited to Sembawang Airbase for the occasion. Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA), being a strategic partner, was pleased to participate actively in... Read more

French president inaugurates new Turbomeca plant

French president inaugurates new Turbomeca plant

23-Jun-2010

For the inauguration of the new site of Turbomeca Joseph Szydlowski (named after the firm’s founder), President Nicolas Sarkozy was accompanied by Jean-Paul Herteman, CEO of Safran and Pierre Fabre, President and CEO of Turbomeca.... Read more

New RAF helicopter crews train for Afghanistan

New RAF helicopter crews train for Afghanistan

22-Jun-2010Source: Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force helicopter crews have been training together for the first time in the Jordanian desert. As many prepare to go to Afghanistan for the first time, over 300 personnel from RAF Benson and RAF Odiham took part in Exercise Desert Vortex. Wing Commander John Watson was the Detachment Commander during the month long... Read more

Third prototype of Korean Utility Helicopter flies

Third prototype of Korean Utility Helicopter flies

22-Jun-2010Source: Brahmand

During the 20-minute flight, the third prototype flew at an altitude of 2,000 feet with a cruising speed of 140 knots (260 kilometers) per hour, the report said.... Read more

Cannon AFB starts CV-22 Osprey operations

Cannon AFB starts CV-22 Osprey operations

22-Jun-2010Source: Clovis News Journal

The Osprey, flown by the 20th Special Ops Sqn, is part of a commitment made by the Air Force to increase special operations abilities at Cannon, said Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, Air Force Special Operation commander.... Read more

Largest batch of helo pilots graduate from Arakkonam training school

Largest batch of helo pilots graduate from Arakkonam training school

22-Jun-2010Source: Sify

The largest ever batch of helicopter pilots comprising 19 pilots earned their wings’ (graduated) on Saturday at the helicopter training school, INS Rajali, at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu.... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $59M over VH-71 cancellation

Lockheed Martin awarded $59M over VH-71 cancellation

22-Jun-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y. is being awarded a $58,590,309 modification to the previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee VH-71 System Development and Demonstration contract (N00019-05-C-0030), which was terminated for the convenience of the government.  This modification provides funding for post termination related expenses, including, but not limited to, the physical inventory of contractor... Read more

Details emerge of new Japanese ‘helicopter destroyer’

Details emerge of new Japanese ‘helicopter destroyer’

22-Jun-2010Source: Forecast International

Rumors that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s third “aircraft carrying destroyer” would mark a major improvement in size and capability over the Hyuga class ships now entering service have been confirmed. The new 22DDH will be 248 meters long and 39 meters in beam, and displace more than 24,000 tons. This makes her almost 50... Read more

Bell’s Chief Engineer of military programs transfers to sister golf-cart company

Bell’s Chief Engineer of military programs transfers to sister golf-cart company

22-Jun-2010Source: Golf Course Industry

Chris Spencer has joined E-Z-GO as vice president, engineering. Spencer comes to E-Z-GO from its sister Textron company Bell Helicopter, where he served as chief engineer for military programs... Read more

US reportedly under fire for buying Mi-17s for Afghan Air Corps

US reportedly under fire for buying Mi-17s for Afghan Air Corps

22-Jun-2010Source: Washington Post

The U.S. government is snapping up Russian-made helicopters to form the core of Afghanistan’s fledgling air force, a strategy that is drawing flak from members of Congress who want to force the Afghans to fly American choppers instead.... Read more

Lockheed Martin Receives $44M USMC AH-1Z Targeting System Production Contract

Lockheed Martin Receives $44M USMC AH-1Z Targeting System Production Contract

22-Jun-2010Source: Lockheed Martin

ORLANDO, FL, June 21st, 2010 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $44 million follow-on production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Cobra. The agreement authorizes production of 18 additional units. “I am confident that TSS is exactly... Read more

US Army’s first black helicopter pilot dies at 85

US Army’s first black helicopter pilot dies at 85

21-Jun-2010Source: Q13Fox

The Tuskegee Airmen Association said Thursday that Holloman died Friday 11th in Renton after suffering a heart attack. He was a St. Louis native who lived in Washington state.... Read more

21-Jun-10 Sikorsky UH-60 Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan (4F)

21-Jun-10 Sikorsky UH-60 Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan (4F)

21-Jun-2010

Privates Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer from the Special Operations Task Group were killed and seven injured when a coalition helicopter crashed. A NATO soldier also lost his life in the incident which occurred at 3.39am Afghanistan time.  Initial reports quoted location as “Northern Kandahar” and later reports as “Uruzgan Province”... Read more

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) powers Dutch Apache flight

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) powers Dutch Apache flight

18-Jun-2010Source: Honeywell

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel(TM) produced using its Green Jet Fuel process technology powered a Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter flown by the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The flight, which is the first helicopter flight using sustainable aviation biofuels to date, was conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, the home of... Read more

PPG Aerospace wins $50M contract for Black Hawk windshields

PPG Aerospace wins $50M contract for Black Hawk windshields

18-Jun-2010Source: PPG Aerospace

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., to supply windshields for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and variants operated by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. allied forces. “As the original supplier of windshields for the Black Hawk,... Read more

CAE to upgrade British Puma simulator and training services

CAE to upgrade British Puma simulator and training services

18-Jun-2010Source: CAE

CAE today announced it has won several recent military contracts valued at more than C$100 million, including a contract to perform a major upgrade to the Puma helicopter training program at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) in the United Kingdom as well as a contract to build a new C-130H simulator for... Read more

Eurocopter’s multi-role EC645 debuts at Eurosatory 2010

Eurocopter’s multi-role EC645 debuts at Eurosatory 2010

17-Jun-2010Source: Eurocopter

The newest member of Eurocopter’s military helicopter family will be shown for the first time at next week’s Eurosatory defense exhibition with the EC645’s unveiling as a highly capable, medium-sized multirole platform for armed reconnaissance, fire support, observation, airlift missions and search & rescue. The EC645 is the militarized version of Eurocopter’s EC145 helicopter, which... Read more

Russia threatens Eurocopter over Georgia AS332 order

Russia threatens Eurocopter over Georgia AS332 order

17-Jun-2010Source: The Messenger

A deal between Georgia and French company Eurocopter to purchase two modern Super Puma helicopters has led to Russia making threats against the company.... Read more

CPI Aero wins $1.2M MH-53E contract from Sikorsky

CPI Aero wins $1.2M MH-53E contract from Sikorsky

11-Jun-2010Source: CPI Aero

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero(R)”) announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aerospace Services valued at $1.2 million to provide tow assemblies for the MH-53E “Sea Dragon” helicopter. Delivery of these assemblies, which will be used as spares, will begin in late 2010. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of... Read more

Helicopter pilot takes command of the 308th RQS

Helicopter pilot takes command of the 308th RQS

10-Jun-2010Source: WayPoint

Lt Colonel Kurt A. Matthews assumed command of the US Air Force 308th Rescue Squadron on 5 June at Patrick AFB in Florida... Read more

10-Jun-10 (Serial TBA) Sikorsky UH-60 Tokat Province, Turkey (4F)

10-Jun-10 (Serial TBA) Sikorsky UH-60 Tokat Province, Turkey (4F)

10-Jun-2010

Local press reports seem undecided whether there were 3 or 4 or 5 fatalities... Read more

RAF Chinook pilot honoured for courage in Afghanistan

RAF Chinook pilot honoured for courage in Afghanistan

9-Jun-2010Source: Royal Air Force

A Chinook pilot from RAF Odiham was presented with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his ‘superior flying skills’ in Afghanistan at a prestigious ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday 4 June 2010. Flight Lieutenant Marc Heal, aged 29, was amongst personnel from various stations across the UK to be honoured in the Armed Forces Operational... Read more

Eurocopter reveals Chinook-style heavy transport helicopter design

Eurocopter reveals Chinook-style heavy transport helicopter design

9-Jun-2010Source: Flightglobal

Eurocopter’s proposed future Heavy Transport Helicopter (HTH) design has changed dramatically, thanks to the company’s fresh co-operation with Boeing.... Read more

CPI Aero announces $708K CH-53 contract from Sikorsky

CPI Aero announces $708K CH-53 contract from Sikorsky

9-Jun-2010Source: CPI Aero

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero(R)”)   announced today that it has received a contract from Sikorsky Aerospace Services valued at approximately $708,000 to provide rotary wing head ring assemblies for the MH-53 and CH-53 variant helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The ring... Read more

2010 International Sea King Maintenance Symposium website now online

2010 International Sea King Maintenance Symposium website now online

9-Jun-2010Source: Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace Corporation (Vector – www.vectoraerospace.com), one of the world’s leading independent providers of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services is pleased to announce it will host the 2010 International Sea King Maintenance Symposium in Portsmouth, United Kingdom from its Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-UK (Fleetlands) facility from September 28th -30th . To assist individuals... Read more

US Navy comments on Presidential VXX program

US Navy comments on Presidential VXX program

9-Jun-2010Source: Press Connects

For now the Navy will say only that its Request for Information deadline is June 17, not June 18 as referenced by Boeing in a press release Monday... Read more

Eurocopter defends performance of Tiger attack helicopter

Eurocopter defends performance of Tiger attack helicopter

9-Jun-2010Source: FlightGlobal

Eurocopter has rebuffed German media reports questioning the operational suitability of its Tiger attack helicopter, and says the type has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark without incident... Read more

Canadian Navy expecting six more H-92s by summer 2012

Canadian Navy expecting six more H-92s by summer 2012

9-Jun-2010Source: CTV

Two-thirds of Canada’s new fleet of 28 navy helicopters won’t begin delivery until June 2012, almost 3½ years behind the original schedule, the Defence Department has confirmed.... Read more

Sikorsky CH-53GA makes its debut at ILA 2010

Sikorsky CH-53GA makes its debut at ILA 2010

9-Jun-2010Source: Shephard

The aircraft on display is the second prototype, which first flew at the end of May, making its fifth and sixth flights to get to the show from the Eurocopter facility at Donauworth... Read more

RAF Chinook pilot tells how his helmet saved his life

RAF Chinook pilot tells how his helmet saved his life

9-Jun-2010Source: BBC

Now that the Ministry of Defence has lifted its embargo, the helmet has been returned to him and he has given the BBC his first broadcast interview.... Read more

Kaman delivers 1,000th Black Hawk erosion protection coated main blade

Kaman delivers 1,000th Black Hawk erosion protection coated main blade

9-Jun-2010Source: Kaman

Kaman Helicopters has delivered the 1,000th helicopter rotor blade protected with Kaman’s erosion-resistant coating system. U.S. Army BLACK HAWK helicopters are utilizing main rotor blades with Kaman’s innovative coating system and have reported significantly improved blade life, increased aircraft availability and reduced maintenance requirements. The latest erosion-resistant blade delivery defines another successful chapter in Kaman’s... Read more

09-Jun-10 (Serial TBA) Sikorsky UH-60 Sangin, Afghanistan (5F)

09-Jun-10 (Serial TBA) Sikorsky UH-60 Sangin, Afghanistan (5F)

9-Jun-2010

4 fatalities in the accident, 5th died later as a result of injuries (report)... Read more

Sikorsky and ZFL Announce MoU for Aftermarket Services in Germany

Sikorsky and ZFL Announce MoU for Aftermarket Services in Germany

8-Jun-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services and ZF Luftfahrttechnik GmbH (ZF Aviation Technology, ZFL) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore opportunities for delivering improved aftermarket support to the German armed forces and introducing the CycloneTM multi-mission helicopter into Germany. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary... Read more

MD Helicopters delivers refurbished MD Explorer back to Mexican Navy

MD Helicopters delivers refurbished MD Explorer back to Mexican Navy

8-Jun-2010Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) has delivered the fourth in a fleet of Mexican Navy refurbished MD Explorers from its Mesa, Arizona based Factory Service Center. The four MD Explorers have now been returned to the Mexican Navy in a ‘like new’ condition and have been converted by the Mexican Navy from an armed configuration to... Read more

Sikorsky and RUAG to cooperatie for aftermarket services in Germany

Sikorsky and RUAG to cooperatie for aftermarket services in Germany

8-Jun-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and RUAG today announced the signing of a Letter of Cooperation to explore aerospace industry cooperation that would assist in introducing the CycloneTM multi-mission helicopter into Germany. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). “We see the potential for Maintenance and Repair Operation as well as integrated logistics support... Read more

FRC East delivers last AMARG H-53

FRC East delivers last AMARG H-53

8-Jun-2010Source: US Navy

Fleet Readiness Center East delivered the last H-53E to come out of desert retirement to Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 302, May 7. When the depot inducted Bureau Number 161181 in August 2008, it marked the end of the depot pulling H-53E aircraft from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, for... Read more

Russian Helicopters define the technical profile of the updated Mi-171M

Russian Helicopters define the technical profile of the updated Mi-171M

8-Jun-2010Source: Russian Helicopters

The project for the development and initiation of serial production of the Mi-171M was launched in 2009. It is planned that all test and design, flight testing and certification activities will be over by the end of 2012 and serial production will start at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a part of Russian Helicopters industry holding, in... Read more

Sikorsky announces first LUH Contractor Logistics Support Site Outside the Continental US

Sikorsky announces first LUH Contractor Logistics Support Site Outside the Continental US

8-Jun-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the first offshore Full Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) site for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). This site is centrally located on the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).... Read more

First Fire Scouts arrive FRC East

First Fire Scouts arrive FRC East

8-Jun-2010Source: US Navy

[Refers to April event, but web posted 4 June] Fleet Readiness Center East began its new role as one of the Navy’s depot repair points for the MQ-8B Vertical Take-off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle when it inducted its first two Fire Scouts, April 19. The Fire Scout is an unmanned helicopter that is... Read more

TTTech delivers distributed IMA test bed to Sikorsky

TTTech delivers distributed IMA test bed to Sikorsky

8-Jun-2010Source: TTTech

TTTech in Vienna, Austria delivered a distributed integrated modular avionics (IMA) test bed to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Distributed IMA is a class of integrated architectures which inherits all benefits of IMA and enables efficient design of distributed systems with mixed criticality functions. TTTech officials made the announcement at the Avionics USA conference in San Diego.... Read more

Boeing Secures All Rights to AW101 for VXX Presidential Helicopter Program

Boeing Secures All Rights to AW101 for VXX Presidential Helicopter Program

8-Jun-2010Source: Boeing

Boeing announced today that it will secure a license from AgustaWestland for U.S. production of the AW101 medium-lift helicopter as an entry into the U.S. Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program. This license will give Boeing full intellectual property, data and production rights for the aircraft in support of the VXX program. Because of this arrangement,... Read more

Nigeria military expands, including unannounced AW109LUH order

Nigeria military expands, including unannounced AW109LUH order

6-Jun-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan used the recent Air Expo 2010 at the Air Force’s base at Kaduna to announce the arrival of three new aircraft types to their order of battle. Alongside the Chinese built  Chenghu FT-7NI supersonic all-weather fighter, and ATR42-500MP Surveyor maritime patrol aircraft from France, was the AgustaWestland AW109 LUH light utility/attack... Read more

Eurocopter unveils NH90 MedEvac variant at ILA 2010

Eurocopter unveils NH90 MedEvac variant at ILA 2010

4-Jun-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter will be presenting an NH90 in the Forward Air MedEvac (Medical Evacuation) configuration for the first time at ILA 2010 in Berlin. Designed to meet the future needs of the German Armed Forces, this configuration of the world’s most advanced multirole military helicopter is the company’s response to an initiative by the German Federal... Read more

Goodrich wins $54.7M HUMS contract for US Army Black Hawks

Goodrich wins $54.7M HUMS contract for US Army Black Hawks

3-Jun-2010Source: Burlington Free Press

The U.S. Army has signed a $54.7 million deal with Goodrich Corp. to install the company’s helicopter diagnostic system in Army Black Hawks... Read more

Wyle Environmental Engineers play role in MV-22 West Coast base

Wyle Environmental Engineers play role in MV-22 West Coast base

3-Jun-2010Source: Wyle

Wyle has a played a significant role in assessing noise impacts for the West Coast basing of the military’s new fleet of MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft. Wyle supported Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of Carpinteria, Calif. as a subcontractor on the project, helping develop the MV-22 West-Coast Basing Environmental Impact Statement, which evaluated the... Read more

Finland details experience with new NH90s

Finland details experience with new NH90s

3-Jun-2010Source: FlightGlobal

Now equipped with seven aircraft from its eventual fleet of 20 TTH-configured NH90s, the Finnish army’s Utti Helicopter Battalion has been flying the type since May 2008 from Utti air base near Kouvola... Read more

Dutch SAR B412 targeted by laser pen

Dutch SAR B412 targeted by laser pen

3-Jun-2010Source: HeliHub.com

A Dutch Bell 412 rescue helicopter was targeted on Tuesday evening by a laser pen.  This follows a smiilar incident a week earlier.  The Royal Military Police is investigating into both incidents.  The crew of the Search and Rescue helicopter conducted a training flight over Leeuwarden when the helicopter shone a laser pen.... Read more

Boeing and Canadian partners launch advanced composites R&D consortium

Boeing and Canadian partners launch advanced composites R&D consortium

3-Jun-2010Source: Boeing

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Canadian industry partners today announced the launch of a new research and development consortium aimed at strengthening Canada’s competitive position in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials for aerospace and other industries. The Canadian Composites Manufacturing Research and Development consortium (CCMRD) brings together major aerospace companies and small- to... Read more

Small Ship’s Flight comes to British carrier HMS Ark Royal

Small Ship’s Flight comes to British carrier HMS Ark Royal

3-Jun-2010Source: Royal Navy

212 Flight from 815 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton, is normally associated with the Ice Patrol Ship HMS Endurance, but for the last two months the crew and two Mark 3 Lynx Maritime Attack helicopters have been embarked in HMS Ark Royal, conducting the Helicopter Delivery Service (HDS) in addition to planned attack... Read more

French Navy takes delivery of its first NH90 NFH

French Navy takes delivery of its first NH90 NFH

3-Jun-2010Source: NH Industries

NHIndustries is pleased to announce the delivery occurred on May 5th of the first NH90 NFH helicopter to the French Navy. The French Forces have up to now ordered 27 NH90 NFH as well as 34 TTH to be followed by a subsequent optional batch of 34 TTH aircraft; this event marks the first delivery... Read more

Ducommun announces $12M contract with TigHitco for Black Hawk exhaust ducts

Ducommun announces $12M contract with TigHitco for Black Hawk exhaust ducts

2-Jun-2010Source: Ducommun

Ducommun Incorporated announced that its Ducommun AeroStructures (DAS) subsidiary has won a contract to furnish TigHitco Inc. with 360 Upturned Exhaust System (UES) sub-assemblies and components for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s H-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter program. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX 66.95, +0.90, +1.36%) . The UES Program is a result of... Read more

Kongsberg delivers first JHSV Helicopter Operations Surveillance System

Kongsberg delivers first JHSV Helicopter Operations Surveillance System

2-Jun-2010Source: Kongsberg

Kongsberg Maritime has successfully delivered the first state-of-the-art Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Helicopter Operations Surveillance System (HOSS) to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.  Camera hardware and logistical support have been provided to successfully complete the first-in-class system, following the contract award in November 2009. The JHSV will be capable of transporting troops and their... Read more

Sikorsky planning more JVs with Indian firms

Sikorsky planning more JVs with Indian firms

2-Jun-2010Source: Calcutta News

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp is likely to tie up with more Indian companies in the next few months to produce components locally, a company official said Wednesday... Read more

US State Dep accepts modernized S-61â„¢ helicopters for use in Afghanistan

US State Dep accepts modernized S-61â„¢ helicopters for use in Afghanistan

2-Jun-2010Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that the U.S. State Department has accepted the first two modernized S-61TM aircraft that will support missions for the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The U.S. State Department has entered into a... Read more

Procedural irregularities delay upgrades of Peruvian Mi-24s

Procedural irregularities delay upgrades of Peruvian Mi-24s

2-Jun-2010Source: Defensa

Changes may cancel project entirely, but likely to go ahead and tenders open to more bidders including organisations in Belarus and Ukraine.... Read more

Spanish Air Force sanctions 16 over mis-use of helicopter for wedding

Spanish Air Force sanctions 16 over mis-use of helicopter for wedding

2-Jun-2010

Several helicopters, including one Super Puma, were used for the transfer of civilian staff at the wedding of an Air Force official over the weekend of May 22/23... Read more

Eurocopter parent EADS celebrates 10 years

Eurocopter parent EADS celebrates 10 years

2-Jun-2010Source: EADS

EADS resulted from a merger, in July 2000, between the French Aerospatiale-Matra, the German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (DASA) and the Spanish CASA companies. In just 10 years, it has become a European and indeed global leader in the aeronautics, space, defence and associated services sector. Since 2000, EADS has enjoyed spectacular growth: in 10 years, revenues... Read more

First S-70iâ„¢ Black Hawk enters flight test program in Poland

First S-70iâ„¢ Black Hawk enters flight test program in Poland

1-Jun-2010

The first S-70iâ„¢ BLACK HAWK helicopter, built at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s company in Poland, PZL Mielec, has entered the flight test program at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center (DFC) in Florida. The S-70i helicopter is an international variant of the BLACK HAWK helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). The aircraft arrived... Read more

Italian military helicopter school celebrates 50 years

Italian military helicopter school celebrates 50 years

1-Jun-2010

Since its formation in 1960, the School has achieved 423,884 flying hours and trained 4,330 pilots – not only for the Italian Air Force, but also for their Navy, Army, Carabinieri, Finance, Police, State Forestry and Fire Departments.... Read more

Azor 2010 exercise will involve 32 helicopters from 9 nations

Azor 2010 exercise will involve 32 helicopters from 9 nations

1-Jun-2010Source: EDA

As part of the European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Training Programme (HTP), Spain will host a Multinational Helicopter Exercise in June 2010. The Exercise is the largest of its kind so far, with more than 32 helicopters and 500 people attending from 9 nations and yet takes place less than a year after the Ministerial endorsement... Read more

Germany restricts NH90 test flying

Germany restricts NH90 test flying

1-Jun-2010Source: Reuters

Apparently linked to Australia’s NH90 decision, and only days after Germany suspended acquisition of Tiger gunships.... Read more

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