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
$30M more work for Sikorsky from US Army
Source: US DoD, 21-Apr-11
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $29,592,758 firm-fixed-price contract April 15, 2011. The award will provide for the program management and sustainment services modified from an existing contract. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The [...]
AgustaWestland awarded $37M for AW139 procurement in US and Egypt
Source: US DoD, 15-Apr-11
AgustaWestland, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded on April 1 a $37,656,065 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of AW139 helicopters, spare engine, spare parts, tools and ground support equipment, search and rescue equipment, crewmember personal equipment, medical equipment kits, transportation and pilot and maintenance training. Work will be performed in Reston, Va., [...]
Radiance Technologies awarded $7M contract for Apache Ground Fire Acquisition Systems
Source: US DoD, 15-Apr-11
Radiance Technologies, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on April 1 a $7,233,348 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the Weapon Watch – Gunfire Detection System for AH-64D Apache Ground Fire Acquisition Systems. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid was [...]
Pall wins $14M Centrisep® order for US Army CH-47
Source: Pall Corp, 15-Apr-11
Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, has been awarded a contract by the United States Army to supply its Centrisep® engine advanced protection system (EAPS) for 59 Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters in the U.S. military fleet. This order is valued at approximately $14 million. Shipments will begin in December 2011 [...]
Federal Program Integrators awrded $7M contract for Rotor Blade Facility
Source: US DoD, 12-Apr-11
Federal Program Integrators, LLC, was awarded a $7,187,408 firm-fixed-price contract March 31, 2011. The award will provide for the production equipment, enabling the Rotor Blade Facility to work more efficiently. Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine; San Antonio, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Texas; with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012. One [...]
EFW awarded $18M contract for AH-64 Integrated Helmet and Display Sighting System
Source: US DoD, 11-Apr-11
EFW, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on March 30 an $18,868,104 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of spare components for the AH-64 Apache Integrated Helmet and Display Sighting System. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited [...]
Federal Program Integrators awarded $8M for four T-700 Dynometer Load Systems
Source: US DoD, 11-Apr-11
Federal Program Integrators, LLC, Indian Island, Maine, was awarded a $8,389,045 firm-fixed-price contract March 31, 2011. The award will provide for the procurement of four electric Dynometer Load Systems for testing of the T-700 engines for military helicopters. Work will be performed in Indian Island, Maine; San Antonio, Texas; and Corpus Christi, Texas; with an [...]
First next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache under construction
Source: US Army, 08-Apr-11
The U.S. Army has begun construction on the first fuselage of its next-generation AH-64 Block III Apache helicopter. The new attack helicopter will be built with a stronger engine, improved avionics, better computer networking capability and increased maneuverability when compared with current models, service officials said. The first Block III aircraft will roll off the [...]
US Army selects AAI’s man-portable aircraft survivability trainer
Source: AAI, 07-Apr-11
AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) has been selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, or PEO STRI, under a task order from the Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract [...]
Bell contract upped from $95M to $105M for additional transmissions
Source: US DoD, 01-Apr-11
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was issued a modification change order on the current contract SPRRA1-11-D-0027/P00001. Award is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $105,003,929 to procure additional transmissions. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency [...]
EADS awarded $21M contract for four more UH-72A Lakotas
Source: US DoD, 01-Apr-11
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on March 28 a $21,468,420 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of four UH-72A light utility helicopters; four airborne radio communication 231 system production cut-in; and one engine inlet barrier filter production cut-in. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion [...]
Boeing awarded $528M contract for 25 CH-47F Chinooks
Source: US DoD, 01-Apr-11
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on March 28 a $528,125,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 25 CH-47F (Chinook) new-build cargo helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The [...]
Bell awarded $6.6M contract for one Huey II
Source: US DoD, 01-Apr-11
Bell Helicopter, Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded on March 28 a $6,265,330 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of one Bell helicopter Huey II aircraft and equipment options. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas; Ozark, Ala.; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with an estimated completion date of March [...]
Joint Base Lewis-McChord to add 1,400 soldiers and 44 helicopters
Source: Congressman Adam Smith, 30-Mar-11
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Army’s plan to form a new Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a decision that will bring 1,400 new soldiers and 44 new helicopters to JBLM: “The addition of 1,400 soldiers and 44 helicopters [...]
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.
US Apache pilot receives DFC for Afghanistan actions
Source: 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 17-Mar-11
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 82nd Airborne “All-American” Divison commander presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Chief Warrant Officer Carlos M. Roman, at Simmons Army Airfield, March 14, for his actions while serving in Afghanistan with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade. Soldiers, family members and friends gathered to honor Roman, an AH-64D Apache helicopter pilot [...]
Bell to use QuesTek’s Ferrium C64 alloy in US Army FARDS program
Source: QuesTek Innovations, 16-Mar-11
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a subcontract from Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company, to jointly evaluate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium® C64™ steel for helicopter gears. This subcontract is part of the $30 million Technology Investment Agreement awarded to Bell by the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under [...]
FADEC alleged in legal case over fatal OH-58D Kiowa Warrior accident
Source: Knox News, 11-Mar-11
The suit alleges the failure of the FADEC system in an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter was a direct and proximate cause of two deaths when it crashed near Mosul, Iraq in February 2010. HeliHub.com accident page – 21-Feb-10 Bell OH-58D at Qayyarah Airfield West, Northern Iraq (2F)
L-3 awarded $25M for vaguely-worded 5 year US Army helicopter avionics contract
Source: US DoD, 11-Mar-11
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $25,899,144 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, long-term contract with a five-year base period for replenishment coverage of helicopter systems. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion [...]
07-Mar-11 Event, US-Texas
07-Mar-11
US Army helicopter made precautionary landing which required engineers to be called out from its Fort Hood base
ARINC awarded $41M contract for Mi-17 work in Iraq
Source: US DoD, 06-Mar-11
ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, Annapolis, Md., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $41,722,209 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for one year of contractor logistics services option for the MI-17 aircraft. Work will be performed in Iraq, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The [...]
Frontier Systems awarded $14M contract to upgrade two YMQ-18A Hummingbirds
Source: US DoD, 04-Mar-11
Frontier Systems, Irvine, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $13,999,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the upgrade of two YMQ-18A unmanned helicopters to modified Block II configuration. Work will be performed in Irvine, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The [...]
Swift water rescue underscores the UH-72A’s capabilities in US Army service
Source: EADS North America, 02-Mar-11
The UH-72A Lakota has once again demonstrated its capabilities in a rescue scenario, with a Lakota mission that saved the life of a man trapped by unseasonably-heavy rainfall in San Bernardino, Calif. This rescue was completed by an EADS North America-produced UH-72A operating from the U.S. Army’s National Training Center Air Ambulance Detachment at Ft. [...]
Elbit awarded $12.7M spares order for US Army Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System
Source: Elbit Systems, 02-Mar-11
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, was awarded a $12.75 million delivery order for Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System (IHADSS) spares from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), in Rock Island, Illinois. Work on this contract will be performed [...]
Orbit awarded IDIQ contract for airborne voice altitude warning systems by US Army
Source: Orbit Communication Systems, 01-Mar-11
The US Army has awarded ORBIT Communication Systems, Inc. (USA), a subsidiary of Orbit Technologies Ltd. (TASE:ORBI), a Satellite Communications, Tracking & Telemetry, and Communications Management Systems provider, a contract for the production and delivery of the VAWS – Voice Altitude Warning Systems for its combat deployed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. This IDIQ contract has [...]
Sikorsky awarded $22M contract for two UH-60M Black Hawks
Source: US DoD, 01-Mar-11
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $22,710,077 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Work will be performed in Redstone Arsenal, Ala., with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Sikorsky awarded $40M contract for hub rotors
Source: US DoD, 25-Feb-11
Sikorsky Aircraft Services, Shelton, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $39,882,800 firm-fixed-price contract for helicopter hub rotors. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There were originally two proposals solicited with two responses. The date of performance completion is Feb. 22, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is [...]
Laser autoboresight functionality to enhance protection of US Army helicopters
Source: Northrop Grumman, 24-Feb-11
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and SELEX Galileo today announced the successful integration of a continuous laser autoboresight module into an advanced jam head to enhance the signal jamming capabilities of the company’s U.S. Army Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) self-protection system offering. The CIRCM jam head is lightweight, small, inexpensive and highly reliable, designed specifically for [...]
Honeywell awarded $39M contract for CH-47 engine overhauls
Source: US DoD, 10-Feb-11
Honeywell International, Inc., Tempe, Ariz., was awarded a $39,070,014 firm-fixed-price contract Feb. 3, 2011. The award will provide for the overhaul of T-55 engines for the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
153 Lakotas delivered to date, all on-time and on-budget
Source: Eurocopter, 09-Feb-11
ARLINGTON, Va., 09.02.2011, The U.S. Army has ordered a total of 32 UH-72A Lakotas from EADS North America in Fiscal Year 2011, which will continue the sustained production for this highly successful program through 2012. The latest contract brings Lakota orders to 219, composed of 214 rotary-wing aircraft for the U.S. Army and five for [...]
Boeing awarded $70M contract for 14 new AH-64Ds for US Army
Source: US DoD, 09-Feb-11
The Boeing Co., Defense, Space & Security, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Feb. 2 a $69,875,696 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for 14 new build AH-64D war replacement aircraft. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The [...]
09-Feb-11 Sikorsky UH-60 Lafayette, US-Indiana
09-Feb-11
The helicopter’s tail rotor accidentally touched the runway during a practice run, damaging it and causing the craft to make a hard landing
07-Feb-11 93-26476 Sikorsky UH-60 Honolulu, US-Hawaii
07-Feb-11
Emergency landing made in school field after warning light illuminated. No damage. Crew turned situation into educational opportunity for the school children.
Defense Technology Inc may protest Russian helicopter deal
Source: Reuters, 06-Feb-11
A small Alabama-based firm is gearing up to protest the Army’s plan to hand an exclusive helicopter contract to a Russian government agency, saying it can do the job quicker and cheaper if it is allowed to compete.
“Huey” says goodbye to the Yakima Training Center
06-Feb-11
The UH-1 Huey has been a recognized symbol of the American military for half a century
04-Feb-11 Sikorsky UH-60 New Baltimore, US-New York
04-Feb-11
Warning light led to emergency landing in snowy field. No indication of any damage or injuries
Bell awarded $95M sole-source parts contract by US Army
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-11
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $95,946,830 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for various assembly parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, [...]
US Army responds to Big Island residents concerns
Source: US Army, 02-Feb-11
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – The U.S. Army‟s 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii are reviewing the aviation training plan in response to comments, received from the Big Island community, on the proposed use of several landing zones on the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Issues arose [...]
SPX Precision Components awarded $28M in contracts for swash plates and main rotor masts
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-11
SPX Precision Components, Newington, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $20,338,620 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for main rotor swash plate assembly. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone [...]
FLIR Systems announces order for $15.8M from US Army
Source: FLIR Systems, 27-Jan-11
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has been awarded a delivery order totaling $15.8 million for its Star SAFIRE® II stabilized multi-sensor systems to support the U.S. Army MEDEVAC program. The units delivered under this order will be employed on the Army MEDEVAC UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Work under [...]
Tomorrow’s Apache pilots to have “command and control” of drones
Source: Wired, 16-Jan-11
Tomorrow’s Apache operators “will add command and control” over the Grey Eagles, said Tim Owings, the civilian deputy head of the Army’s drone-development program, on a conference call
US Army Chief of Staff tours Corpus Christi Army Depot
Source: US Army, 16-Jan-11
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the chief of staff of the Army, made his first visit to tour Corpus Christi Army Depot, and to thank the workforce. Casey wanted to get a first-hand look at the rotary wing production capabilities, review new facilities under construction and meet the employees. Casey packed in hundreds of handshakes [...]
Forces improve helicopter landing zone in southern Afghanistan
Source: ISAF, 06-Jan-11
Coalition service members flew to Patrol Base Taalanda to improve the helicopter landing zone recently. The improved landing zone will reduce brown out conditions created by helicopter rotor wash. It will also make the area more discernable from its surroundings and level the landing zone, which was an unconstructed, secured area attached to the patrol [...]
Iraqi emergency units complete EMT training
Source: US Army, 06-Jan-11
Iraqis with the Iraqi Emergency Security Unit completed emergency medical technician training, Dec. 28, after five weeks of coursework with U.S. Army medics. Provided by the “Thunderhorse” medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, the training began in late November. Instruction was provided to Iraqi Police, the Emergency Security Unit and [...]
Boeing awarded $10M to support CH-47F program
Source: US DoD, 06-Jan-11
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $10,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for training, equipping, sustaining, and other support and services for the CH-47F Chinook program. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with [...]
US Army orders 12 more UH-72 Lakotas
Source: US DoD, 05-Jan-11
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $52,509,992 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 23, 2010. The award will provide for 12 UH-72A Light Utility Helicopters, 12 Airborne Radio Communication systems and two Engine Inlet Barrier Filters. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012. One bid was [...]
Boeing wins $50M contract for Apache weapon system
Source: US DoD, 05-Jan-11
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $50,116,093 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010. The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the APACHE weapon system. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one [...]
Boeing wins $44M contract for Chinook weapon system
Source: US DoD, 05-Jan-11
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $44,869,770 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010. The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the CHINOOK weapon system. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one [...]
Vermont National Guard testing HH-60M in Iraq
Source: Burlington Free Press, 05-Jan-11
The Guard’s C Company of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment deployed in November with a dozen HH-60M helicopters, the latest medical variant of the Army’s Black Hawk, the military said in a report
Boeing awarded $241M for 11 remanufactured CH-47F Chinooks
Source: US DoD, 05-Jan-11
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $241,957,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for 11 CH-47F Chinook remanufactured aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, [...]
05-Jan-11 Boeing CH-47 Stow Creek Township, US-New Jersey
05-Jan-11
Precautionary landing made after warning light illumination. Later departed. One of crew wearing Boeing flight uniform. Likely on test flight out of Boeing facility at Milville Municipal Airport
LockMart awarded $48M contract for Apache night vision sensors
Source: US DoD, 20-Dec-10
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $48,766,679 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide logistical support for the AH-64 Apache modernized and legacy target acquisition designation sight assembly and pilot night vision sensor assembly system. This includes repair and maintenance of line replaceable units and line replaceable modules to support the [...]
14-Dec-10 Bell OH-58D Fort Rucker, US-Alabama (1F)
14-Dec-10
Training accident – student seriouslyinjured, instructor killed
First flight of Eurocopter’s Armed Aerial Scout 72X technical demo aircraft
Source: EADS North America, 09-Dec-10
Arlington, Virginia and Grand Prairie, Texas, December 8, 2010 – EADS North America today announced that it has flown the second of three company-funded Armed Aerial Scout 72X Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA). The flight took place yesterday at the company’s American Eurocopter facility in Grand Prairie, Texas and lasted 40 minutes. The objective of this [...]
Boeing awarded $50M contract for CH-47F Lot 10 lead items
Source: US DoD, 05-Dec-10
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Nov. 24 a $50,676,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The purpose of this contract modification is to obligate funding CH-47F Cargo (Chinook) helicopter production Lot 10 long lead items. Work is to be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid [...]
Records request on Army helicopters at Fort Carson denied
Source: Colorado Springs Independent, 04-Dec-10
Resident seeking to know how many training flights a new 120-helicopter combat aviation brigade, if approved, would make over forest land to the west and plains to the east of Fort Carson. Army refused
More surplus UH-1s en route to the Philippines
Source: Flightglobal, 25-Nov-10
The Philippine air force will receive five used Bell UH-1 transport helicopters under a deal facilitated by the US Army Security Assistance Comman
23-Nov-10 Bell TH-67 Fort Rucker, US-Alabama
23-Nov-10
Instructor and student suffered minor injuries in an accident during helicopter flight training
US Army showcases new “security and support” Lakota variant
Source: US Army, 22-Nov-10
As part of upgrading the Army’s air fleet, 140 of 345 planned UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters have been delivered and are currently being broken-in throughout the force. Aiding homeland security, search and rescue missions, medical evacuations, and security and support, Lakotas are smaller, more affordable and more technologically advanced than older counterparts such as [...]
QuesTek win US Army grant to demonstrate Ferrium C61 in Chinook forward rotor shaft
Source: QuesTek Innovations, 19-Nov-10
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Army to demonstrate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium C61 steel to the forward rotor shaft of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The 2-year contract is valued at $729,958. Working in conjunction with the Army, Boeing and key industry [...]
USAREUR releases report on deadly February Black Hawk crash
Source: US Army Europe, 16-Nov-10
WIESBADEN, Germany — Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the Feb. 3 Army helicopter crash that killed three U.S. soldiers near Mannheim, Germany, but revealed several miscues made by the unit and the flight crew before takeoff. The purpose of the ill-fated UH-60 flight, dubbed Duke 27, was to conduct pilot proficiency training, [...]
Boeing awarded $75M contract for AH-64D components
Source: US DoD, 09-Nov-10
Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Oct. 29 a $75,233,988 firm-fixed-price performance based logistics for the Apache (AH-64D) D unique components. Work is to be performed in Mesa Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Aviation & Missile Command Contracting Center, CCAMAL-O, Redstone [...]
Bell Helicopter and US Army to cooperate on drive system technologies
Source: Bell, 09-Nov-10
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have signed a $30 million Technology Investment Agreement to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under the Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program. The FARDS program is focused on critical performance and affordability enhancing drive system technologies for the [...]
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 [...]
Rubb supplies new helicopter hangar at Fort Rucker
Source: Rubb Building Systems, 02-Nov-10
Rubb Building Systems and Cocoon, Inc. recently collaborated in the installation of a fixedbase maintenance hangar for Army Fleet Support. Based at the Fort Rucker Army Base in Alabama, the helicopter hangar shall be used for training and maintenance of several types of Helicopters. The structure has a clear span width of 150′ wide, utilizes [...]
Lakota variants bring enhanced capabilities to US. Army operations
Source: EADS North America, 28-Oct-10
As its role in American military operations expands, the EADS North America-supplied UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter continues to receive high marks from the U.S. Army for its performance and mission diversity. These key qualities were underscored today during a joint program update for journalists in Washington, D.C., where officials from the Army and EADS [...]
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 [...]
US Army UH-72 Lakota fleet reaches 40,000 flight hours
Source: EADS North America, 26-Oct-10
Arlington, Virginia, October 26, 2010 – The UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter, which is supplied by EADS North America, has surpassed the 40,000-flight hour milestone in operational service with the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. Built at the company’s American Eurocopter facility in Columbus, Miss., a total of 138 Lakotas have been delivered to [...]
US Army Selects Northrop Grumman to Provide Advanced AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receivers
Source: Northrop Grumman, 26-Oct-10
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract potentially worth $457 million to provide the U.S. Army’s Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) with advanced AN/APR-39 radar warning receivers required by the nation’s warfighters to effectively navigate today’s modern battlefield. Under the terms of the sole-source, five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract, the company will [...]
Raytheon to prime in US Army’s CIRCM competition
Source: Raytheon, 26-Oct-10
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will pursue a prime contractor role in response to the U.S. Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) request for proposal. CIRCM will protect combat helicopters and other aircraft by jamming the infrared guidance systems of heat-seeking missiles and diverting the missiles away from the aircraft. Raytheon’s CIRCM solution, known as Scorpion, will [...]
Eurocopter’s Armed Aerial Scout 72X Team Prepares for First Flight
Source: EADS North America, 25-Oct-10
EADS North America announced today at the Association of the U.S. Army annual convention that its Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) industry team is preparing for the first flight of one of three company-funded Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA). The EADS North America-led industry team, comprised of Lockheed Martin (LMT 71.70, +0.29, +0.41%) , Eurocopter and [...]
Boeing highlights innovative capabilities for US Army at AUSA 2010
Source: Boeing, 25-Oct-10
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will showcase a wide array of solutions for the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 25-27 in Washington. Army modernization initiatives, unmanned systems, airlift and attack/reconnaissance platforms, network-centric technologies, cybersecurity solutions, logistics support, and logistics command and control will be highlighted [...]
