New Mexico National Guard transfer to UH-72A Lakota
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News, 07-May-13
Support for U.S. and New Mexico homeland security missions conducted by the New Mexico National Guard, and search and rescue operations throughout southern New Mexico, are about to get a significant boost. (See Full Story)
Kiowa Warrior upgrades alter aircraft profile
Source: US Army, 02-May-13
The newly updated Kiowa Warrior aircraft, the OH-58F, made a ceremonial “first flight,” April 30, at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. With new cockpit and sensor modifications installed, the OH-58F represents the first major upgrade or modernization to the Kiowa Warrior in 20 years. The “cockpit and sensor upgrade program,” called CASUP, converts OH-58D Kiowa Warriors into [...]
25th CAB named AAAA Outstanding Aviation Unit of the Year
Source: US Army, 15-Apr-13
Combat Aviation Brigade was awarded the Army Aviation Association of American Outstanding Aviation Unit of the Year Award at the 2013 AAAA Annual Professional Forum in Fort Worth, Texas on April 11. The Brigade’s primary mission was to conduct full spectrum aviation operations, to defeat the insurgency, support and improve governance and development. Their efforts [...]
16-Mar-13 Bell OH-58D Daman district, Afghanistan (1F)
16-Mar-13
Officials from the International Security Assistance Force said they have no indication that the helicopter was brought down by enemy activity in the area.
14-Feb-13 N337PW Bell OH-58A Pine Springs, US-Texas
14-Feb-13
Substantially damaged after tail rotor failure
08-Jan-13 N911PT Bell OH-58C Lemoore, US-California
08-Jan-13
Helicopter on agricultural ops crashed near HWY 41 and Harlan Ave. near the Fresno Co and Kings Co border
Oklahoma Army National Guard to replace Kiowa with Lakota in 2013
Source: Oklahoma ANG, 07-Jan-13
The Oklahoma Army National Guard announced today they will receive four UH-72A “Lakota” helicopters this year. The helicopters will replace four OH-58C “Kiowa” helicopters that have been in service for more than 30 years. The first two Lakotas are scheduled to arrive in Oklahoma in April with the final two following in May. The UH-72A [...]
Two Pasadena Police OH-58s contact each other
Source: HeliHub.com, 18-Nov-12
A pair of law enforcement Bell OH-58s came into contact with each other on Saturday, just as one was in the process of landing and the other taking off. Pasadena Police are now two helicopters down, but still have four others immediately available according to a local television interview. Both helicopters ended up on their [...]
17-Nov-12 N911FA Bell OH-58A Altadena, US-California
17-Nov-12
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N911FA ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to rear cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N98BM. Boom of N911FA still attached (just) but fallen to ground at tail. Six to hospital, [...]
17-Nov-12 N96BM Bell OH-58A Altadena, US-California
17-Nov-12
Low level collision between one helicopter landing and the other taking off from the adjacent pad. N98BM ended up on its skids, main blades missing and damage to front cabin area after apparently being hit by main blades of N911FA. Six to hospital, two in each helicopter plus two on the ground. On Monday 19th, [...]
Profile – San Juan County Sheriff’s helicopter unit
05-Nov-12
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has had a helicopter since 2001. It’s the only police helicopter in hundreds of miles, the next closest is in Albuquerque. The unit comprises just Gross, two deputies trained as tactical flight officers and a civilian contract pilot (see full story)
US Army tests Eurocopter EC145T2 for Kiowa replacement
Source: US Army, 17-Oct-12
With all of the innovations that have taken place on the battlefield and in the air over the last 37 years, it might be difficult for some to believe that the Army is still using helicopters that were in use during the Vietnam War. Yet, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter is still widely used [...]
13-Oct-12 N40TN Bell OH-58 Jackson, US-Tennessee
13-Oct-12
Heavy landing in cemetery. Tail boom sliced off by main blades. Starboard skid collapsed. Sgt. Gerald Wiltshire was pilot and Officer Tony Valdes serving as an observer
Kentucky Army Aviation helps keep the National Guard in the air
Source: US Army, 08-Oct-12
It is often thought that a warrant officer in an Army Aviation unit is only a pilot. That is certainly not the case. The aviation field also demands that experts are on hand as maintenance technicians to ensure that those pilots have a working aircraft to fly. In the Kentucky National Guard, some aviation warrant [...]
Mohawk Valley Community College Aviation Training Center adds OH-58
16-Sep-12
Students in the aircraft technician training program learn their trade on a variety of aircraft, including a Boeing 727, Cessna 150, 175 and 310, and 150, and a Piper Aztec and Cherokee 140. And now a OH-58 helicopter has been added (see full story)
05-Sep-12 Bell OH-58D Puli Alam, Afghanistan (2F)
05-Sep-12
“An ISAF helicopter has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in two ISAF fatalities. We are investigating,” a spokesman for NATO’s U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said. The two casualties were later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of [...]
27-Aug-12 N503DR Bell OH-58C Escalon, US-California
27-Aug-12
Pilot Bill Cavanaugh, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital following crash on agricultural operations. His son told a TV station that his father had over 20,000 hours of flying experience
Boeing establishes simulator-based training for Kiowa flight instructors
Source: Boeing, 14-Aug-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has installed a Helicrew simulator at the Oakey Army Aviation Training Centre in order to enhance the capabilities of BDA flight instructors. The Helicrew allows BDA Qualified Flying Instructors to further hone and test their training procedures through a variety of simulated situations. Helicrew is designed to [...]
06-Jun-12 Bell OH-58D Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan (2F)
06-Jun-12
Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan, military officials reported. The pair were later named as Capt. Scott P. Pace, 33, of Brawley, California and Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington. This report states they took fire from insurgents
ASU helps launch NVG program for Pasadena Police
Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 31-May-12
Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) announced that they completed a full-service order for the Pasadena Police Department. The Pasadena Police Department purchased four new night vision goggles, modified the interiors of their two Bell OH-58s and received initial training for seven pilots. “The Pasadena Police Department plays a vital role in the protection of one of [...]
Sacramento Police get free OH-58 from Yamhill County Sheriff
Source: Sacramento Bee, 30-May-12
The Bell OH-58 is being donated by the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Department in Oregon, just north of Salem. It can no longer afford to have an air operations program. (see full story) File photo
Baxter County Sheriff acquires two OH-58s
12-Apr-12
Baxter County Sheriff has acquired two ex-military surplus OH-58s from Arkansas State Police, where they had become surplus to requirements after acquisition of a Bell 407. The two aircraft are N528SP and N529SP. The photo shows Baxter County have tried to disguise their registrations for the road trip! Baxter will merge the two into one usable [...]
27-Mar-12 Bell OH-58 McComb, US-Mississippi
27-Mar-12
Pilot smelt burning and made emergency field landing close to road intersection. Helicopter burned out on the ground. Although fitted with spray bars, operator Custom Air said no chemical was on board. Custom Air have three OH-58s registered to them – N128NS (70-15128), N354NS (71-20354), N452MC (69-16110)
Yamhill County dismantles helicopter program
Source: Yamhill Valley News-Register, 28-Feb-12
County sold the three nonflying OH-58A+ units on eBay in December and has now disposed of the fourth and last aircraft to Sacramento Police Dept (see full story) File photo
Bell awarded $87M contract for H-1 and OH-58 parts
Source: US DoD, 26-Feb-12
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, requirements type, sole-source contract with a maximum $87,025,160 for support of 1,162 commercial consumable items required for the Navy/Marine Corps H-1 and Army OH-58 helicopters. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. There was one proposal with [...]
Mohawk College students refurbish Kiowa for Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
30-Jan-12
The Kiowa, serialled 44072 and officially known as a Bell CH-136 light observation helicopter, belongs to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and is being restored for static display, in a unique partnership with Mohawk college. (see full story) File photo
12-Dec-11 Bell OH-58D Lewis-McChord, US-Washington (2F) [1 of 2]
12-Dec-11
One of two OH-58Ds which crashed around the same time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on night training flights. Each involved 2 fatalities. Not yet released whether it was one accident or two. The four were named as Capt. Anne M. Montgomery, and Chief Warrant Officers Frank A. Buoniconti, Joseph S. Satterfield and Lucas Daniel Sigfrid
12-Dec-11 Bell OH-58D Lewis-McChord, US-Washington (2F) [2 of 2]
12-Dec-11
One of two OH-58Ds which crashed around the same time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on night training flights. Each involved 2 fatalities. Not yet released whether it was one accident or two. The four were named as Capt. Anne M. Montgomery, and Chief Warrant Officers Frank A. Buoniconti, Joseph S. Satterfield and Lucas Daniel Sigfrid
08-Dec-11 N911GV Bell OH-58C Alachua, US-Florida
08-Dec-11
Pilot Richard Bran put the police helicopter down in a built up area after an unnamed problem
Kiowa proves manned-unmanned capability at US Army test demo
Source: Bell, 11-Oct-11
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) today announced that its OH 58 Kiowa Warrior has successfully demonstrated several ground breaking capabilities that will enable interoperability among multiple aviation platforms, such as manned and unmanned vehicles. The exercise was conducted at the Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) demonstration, sponsored by the U.S. Army [...]
Bell Helicopter OH-58D SEP programs finish after 13 years
Source: Bell, 28-Sep-11
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and the U.S. Army Armed Scout Helicopter program office announced today the completion of the final Safety Enhancement Program (SEP) OH-58D delivered to the Army as part of the Kiowa Warrior refresh program. The program experienced 13 years of on time deliveries. “Delivering each of the 292 [...]
MUSIC integrates unmanned and manned aircraft
Source: US Army, 18-Sep-11
MICHAEL ARMY AIRFIELD, Utah — The Project Offices for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Apache Attack Helicopter and Armed Scout Helicopter conducted an exercise showcasing advancements made in aircraft interoperability, referred to as the Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability Exercise at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, on Sept. 16. The MUSIC exercise is the largest [...]
Boeing to provide simulator-based training for Australian Kiowa pilots
Source: Boeing, 21-Aug-11
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will use a Helimod helicopter simulator leased from Ryan Aerospace to help train Australian Army pilots to fly Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters. Delivery is expected before the end of this year. “Under our Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) contract, Boeing has traditionally taught students to fly [...]
Aerosonic wins contract for encoding altimeters for UH-60s and OH-58s
Source: Aerosonic, 10-Aug-11
Aerosonic Corporation, a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, today announced that it has received a new contract award from Defense Logistics Agency in support of the US Army Aviation Command. The contract is to supply AAU/32A Encoding Altimeters used on the UH60 Blackhawk and OH58 Helicopter Fleet. The [...]
Upgrading Kiowas makes more sense than a new helicopter
Source: Lexington Institute, 27-Jul-11
The U.S. Army has been seeking a successor to the OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter for over a decade, and it has been a frustrating experience. The first attempt, called the RAH-66 Comanche, was canceled after it ran up $7 billion in development bills on a design that was too costly and complicated. The Army then [...]
Federal Program Integrators awarded $15M contract for flexible test modules
Source: US DoD, 25-Jul-11
Federal Program Integrators, Indian Island, Maine, was awarded a $15,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of two flexible test modules for the transmission test systems to test transmissions and gearboxes on AH-1, AH-64, CH-47, OH-58, UH-1N and UH-60 aircraft. Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine, and Corpus Christi, Texas, [...]
09-Jul-11 Bell OH-58D Caryville, US-Tennessee (2F)
09-Jul-11
Fatalities named as Army 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph Williams Jr. and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel Cole
OH-58 Block II proves hot and high performance at 6,000ft in 95 degrees
Source: Bell, 27-Jun-11
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced today its OH-58 Block II demonstrator successfully proved hover out of ground effect performance that exceeds the maximum gross aircraft weight of 5,500 lbs at 6k95 during test flights conducted in Colorado. “We completed several test flights at several different altitudes and temperatures, each to prove [...]
Lansing Community College faculty members and Icon Aviation being investigated over OH-58
Source: HeliHub.com, 21-Jun-11
Lansing Community College’s aviation mechanics program is the centre of an investigation involving a Bell OH-58A Kiowa. Harry Whitehead, the lead faculty member who ran the aviation program before he was fired last month, allegedly tried to sell the helicopter to a long-time acquaintance two years ago. He was expecting a running OH-58 in exchange [...]
Colorado goes half-mast today to remember Fort Collins soldier
Source: State of Colorado, 15-Jun-11
DENVER — Monday, June 13, 2011 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Wednesday, June 15, in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth White, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset. White, 35, died on June [...]
05-Jun-11 Bell OH-58D Sabari District, Afghanistan (2F)
05-Jun-11
A NATO spokesman in eastern Afghanistan said the helicopter in Sunday’s crash went down in the Sabari District of Khost Province, a mountainous area near the Pakistan border, where insurgent activity has been among the heaviest this spring. Deceased later named as Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Chief [...]
29-May-11 N911SL Bell OH-58C Fort Pierce, US-Florida
29-May-11
“We saw him spinning and hit the ground,” Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Ale said. The helicopter’s cockpit and cabin appeared intact, but its tail boom was bent and its rear rotor sheared off. Pilot named as Deputy Shawn Sullivan
27-May-11 N82772 Bell OH-58C Fort Pierce, US-Florida
27-May-11
Wind gust blew something into the rotor blades while hovering at 3ft when it was hovering immediately outside its hangar
12-May-11 N9263Y Bell OH-58C New Athens, US-Illinois (1F)
12-May-11
Coroner reported that James Burks of Hot Springs, Ark. was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville. Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Hundelt says the helicopter was spraying fungicide on a wheat field near New Athens when the rotor separated from the aircraft, causing it to crash.
Ohio sheriff envisions new regional aviation unit
Source: Columbus Dispatch, 01-May-11
Marion County Sheriff Tim Baileywill pitch his aviation unit idea to the first of several groups of sheriffs from Ohio’s other 87 counties during May
23-Apr-11 Bell OH-58D Kapisa province, Afghanistan (1F)
23-Apr-11
The Kapisa deputy provincial governor Aziz Ul Rahman said that the helicopter had hit a cable. Fatality later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Terry L. Varnadore II, 29, of Arden, N.C
Bell launches new website ScoutsOut.com
Source: Bell, 20-Apr-11
Bell Helicopter announced today the release of a new website www.scoutsout.com that is dedicated to the men and women who fly and maintain the Kiowa Warrior. The site explores the aircraft’s history, current actions in theater and shows its transformation as the future Armed Aerial Scout solution. The site completes its mission with riveting, first-hand [...]
Boeing supports Australian Kiowa fleet through 60,000 hours
Source: Boeing, 19-Apr-11
Boeing [NYSE: BA] earlier this month reached the milestone of supporting the Australian Army’s 27 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters for more than 60,000 flight hours. The achievement includes 180 hours of relief efforts following the recent cyclone and flooding in Queensland. Boeing and its heritage companies have supported the Kiowa for 14 years. Since the [...]
Bell completes first flight of Block II Kiowa
Source: Bell, 19-Apr-11
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announces the first flight of its OH-58 Block II demonstrator at its Xworx research and development facility in Fort Worth, Texas on April 14, 2011. “The flight was flawless and completed according to plan,” said Cathy Ferrie, Director of Bell Helicopter’s Xworx facility. “The Block II is [...]
Escambia County Sheriff’s OH-58 to fly again thanks to $100K grant
Source: Pensacola News Journal, 30-Mar-11
Sheriff David Morgan announced Monday that a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Program will allow the agency to restart its air unit on a temporary basis beginning this week. The unit, which flies two OH-58s, has been grounded since 1st March 2009 – see HeliHub.com story
24-Mar-11 Bell OH-58D Linden, US-North Carolina
24-Mar-11
Very heavylanding in farm field after experiencing mechanical issues. Skids took impact, and tail boom also damaged. Tail rotor not attached to the helicopter by the time it came to rest.
10-Mar-11 A17-001 Bell OH-58A Merrylands, Australia
10-Mar-11
Emergency landing on a playing field yesterday after indications of a possible engine fault
StandardAero signs 5 year MRO contract with City of Nashville Metro Police
Source: StandardAero, 09-Mar-11
StandardAero announced today that it has signed an exclusive five-year contract for Model 250 engine repair and overhaul services with the City of Nashville Metropolitan Police Department. All work will be performed at StandardAero facilities in Winnipeg, Canada and Concord, N.C. Repair and overhaul services will be performed on the police department’s seven-helicopter fleet comprised [...]
Australian Army selects Sandel 4-ATI Displays for Kiowas
Source: Sandel Avionics, 06-Mar-11
Sandel Avionics has announced that its 4-ATI SA4550 Primary Attitude (EADI) and SN4500 Primary Navigation (EHSI) Displays have been chosen by the Australian Army to upgrade its fleet of Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters. Panel design and installation work for the systems, which included Sandel’s on-demand NVIS option, was performed by Sikorsky Helitech in Brisbane. With [...]
Westar Aerospace & Defense awarded $10M contract for nine OH-58s and five B206 in Iraq
Source: US DoD, 04-Mar-11
WESTAR Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $10,294,818 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for several logistic services for nine OH-58 and five 206B3 helicopters belonging to the government of Iraq. Work will be performed in Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, with an estimated completion date of March [...]
Van Horn Aviation expands to accommodate main rotor blade manufacture
Source: Van Horn Aviation, 12-Feb-11
Composite rotor blade manufacturer Van Horn Aviation (VHA) recently signed an offer to purchase on a 23,000+ sq. ft. facility in Tempe, Ariz., significantly expanding the company’s available manufacturing space compared to its current location. According to VHA president James R. Van Horn, the expansion is required to accommodate current and future rotor blade programs. [...]
Bell launches new assembly and delivery center for Kiowa Warrior
Source: Bell, 09-Feb-11
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) officially dedicated their newest flight hangar at the Military Aircraft Assembly and Delivery Center in Amarillo, TX for work specifically supporting the U.S. Army’s OH-58 Kiowa Warrior program. “We, at Bell Helicopter, are honored by the confidence and trust the U.S. Army, the Program Executive Officer of Army Aviation, [...]
Washington County OH Sheriff to transfer two OH-58Cs to Marion County
Source: News and Sentinel, 06-Jan-11
Federal Law Enforcement Support Office prevented Washington County Sheriff selling the helicopters and instructed them to hand them to Marion County, who should pick them up January 13. They are belived to be N381WC (ex US Army 70-15208) and N575WC (ex 70-15387)
Rolls-Royce awarded $9M contract to overhaul 40 OH-58 engines
Source: US DoD, 23-Dec-10
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded on Dec. 17 a $9,312,910 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for the analysis, testing, repair and overhaul of 40 gas turbine engines to the OH-58 Kiowa helicopters. Work will be performed in Neosho, Mo., and Oakland, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2011. One bid [...]
L-3 awarded $8M contract for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior avionics
Source: US DoD, 22-Dec-10
L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded on Dec. 16 an $8,114,626 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for radio frequency B-kit communications hardware to support the Kiowa Warrior OH-58D program. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited [...]
Sikorsky Helitech consolidates support of Australian OH-58s
Source: Sikorsky, 21-Dec-10
SHELTON, Conn., – Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, today announced the merger of several support agreements that will provide deeper component and accessories maintenance for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Kiowa aircraft fleet. The $7.5 million contract represents a consolidation of services that were previously administered as separate [...]
Cutaway and review – Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Source: Flightglobal, 20-Dec-10
Since winning the Light Observation Helicopter competition in 1967, the OH-58 has been adapted multiple times and survived. Flightglobal reviews it as it approaches its fifth decade in service.
14-Dec-10 Bell OH-58D Fort Rucker, US-Alabama (1F)
14-Dec-10
Training accident – student seriouslyinjured, instructor killed
Van Horn Aviation expands dealer network into Canada
Source: Van Horn Aviation, 09-Dec-10
TEMPE, Ariz., December 8, 2010 – Composite tail rotor blade manufacturer Van Horn Aviation (VHA) recently added two Canadian companies as authorized dealers for its composite tail rotor blades. AOG Heli Services (www.aogheliservices.com) based at Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston, Ontario, and Avialta Helicopter Maintenance Ltd. (www.avialta.com) based at Villeneuve Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, have [...]
Boeing proposes AH-6 variant as cheaper than Kiowa upgrades
Source: Flightglobal, 04-Nov-10
Boeing is now pitching the AH-6S helicopter as a less costly alternative for the US Army than upgrading 330 Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scouts.
US Army announces OH-58 “A2D” conversion program
Source: Bell, 03-Nov-10
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced that the U.S. Army initiated a contract for the OH-58 “A2D” cabin conversion upgrade program for the highly successful OH-58 platform. “We are pleased and proud that the United States Army has awarded us the first phase of the “A2D” agreement,” said John L. Garrison, president [...]
CCAD returns first OH-58 Armed Scout to Afghanistan
Source: US Army, 02-Nov-10
orpus Christ Army Depot sent its first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior back to the fight during a roll-out ceremony held in the depot’s Hangar 44, Oct. 14, 2010. The unprecedented OH-58D crash battle damage repair is the first step to increasing the number of Kiowa Warriors at a time when cost-effective measures are critical to support [...]
Wide range of potential federal charges await Kustom Products
Source: The World, 29-Oct-10
Federal investigators contend the company sold knock-off parts to the Defense Department, including nonconforming helicopter parts for the Kentucky Army National Guard.
US Army names new “F” designation for upgraded OH-58D
Source: Bell, 26-Oct-10
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced that the U.S. Army Aviation awarded a new designation for the highly successful OH 58 platform. “We are pleased and proud that the United States Army has awarded the OH 58 “F” designation to our helicopter,” said John L. Garrison, president and chief executive officer of [...]
Oregon company Kustom Products is target of helicopter parts probe
Source: AP, 19-Oct-10
Federal agents allege they have evidence an Oregon defense contractor sold phony replacement parts to the military that could cause attack helicopters to crash.
