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Bell starts up helo demonstrator to boost Kiowa Warrior

Bell starts up helo demonstrator to boost Kiowa Warrior

12-Oct-2010Source: Flightglobal

Bell Helicopter is building a new demonstrator aircraft to prove the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior can remain a viable, long-term option even as the US Army seeks a huge boost in performance.... Read more

US Navy unit in Bahrain provides critical support for Pakistan relief

US Navy unit in Bahrain provides critical support for Pakistan relief

12-Oct-2010Source: US Navy

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) — Sailors from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 Det. 2 forward-deployed to the U.S. Navy’s aviation unit in Bahrain have provided essential support to flooding relief efforts in Pakistan since these efforts began in early August. The HM 15 team logged more than 240 flight hours, evacuated 3,360 people to safety... Read more

BAE Control Systems awarded $21.4M contract to overhaul 300 Black Hawk Digital Engine Control Units

BAE Control Systems awarded $21.4M contract to overhaul 300 Black Hawk Digital Engine Control Units

12-Oct-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

BAE Control Systems, Fort Wayne, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 27 a $21,490,793 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract is for Delivery Order 0001 for the overhaul of the UH-60 control unit, Superv, and input (DECU) is for the quantity of 300 each. The total dollar value of Delivery Order 0001 is $1,361,650. Work is to be... Read more

Rockwell Collins awarded $11.6M delivery order for VH-60N cockpit upgrade program

Rockwell Collins awarded $11.6M delivery order for VH-60N cockpit upgrade program

12-Oct-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded an $11,655,079 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00421-06-G-0006) for services in support of the VH-60N presidential helicopter cockpit upgrade program. Services to be provided include incorporation of updated navigation performance area navigation software; terrain awareness warning system software; Mode 5 Level... Read more

The Global War against Terrorism drives the US military helicopter market, says Frost & Sullivan

The Global War against Terrorism drives the US military helicopter market, says Frost & Sullivan

12-Oct-2010Source: Frost & Sullivan

Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have laid a strong foundation for significant growth in the U.S. military helicopter market. The U.S. military continues to acquire new helicopters and implement major upgrades to its existing fleet. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the U. S. Army’s aviation command may require a sum of $61 billion... Read more

Boeing bids for US Navy aircraft support services contracts

Boeing bids for US Navy aircraft support services contracts

11-Oct-2010Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has submitted two bids to provide a full range of aviation services to the U.S. Navy in support of operations at Naval Test Wing sites in the United States. Boeing submitted bids for two separate contracts that will have an estimated combined value of $500 million to $600... Read more

Australia’s Tigers not combat-ready till 2012

Australia’s Tigers not combat-ready till 2012

11-Oct-2010Source: ABC

The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel says he is not concerned that Australia’s attack helicopter fleet will not be ready for full combat until December 2012.... Read more

New Zealand pilots off to France to train on NH90s

New Zealand pilots off to France to train on NH90s

10-Oct-2010Source: Manawatu Standard

A team of 23 New Zealand pilots, technicians and crew members will travel to France from next month to begin training with the eight NH90 helicopters... Read more

Helitech: Merlin situation improving says AgustaWestland

Helitech: Merlin situation improving says AgustaWestland

10-Oct-2010Source: Shephard Group

AgustaWestland says it has made huge progress in improving the availability of the Portuguese Air Force’s Merlin fleet.... Read more

Eurocopter Spain finally appoint a CEO

Eurocopter Spain finally appoint a CEO

10-Oct-2010Source: Eurocopter Spain

The board of Eurocopter Spain has appointed Francisco Vergé Gracia as their new CEO, who will assume his new responsibilities on 1 November, the manufacturer said today. Verge occupied until the position of director of the Eurofighter program in Spain and has held various positions in management, production planning, control, marketing and sales in Spain,... Read more

USAF train up helicopter crews from Hungary and Croatia in NVG ops for Afghanistan

USAF train up helicopter crews from Hungary and Croatia in NVG ops for Afghanistan

10-Oct-2010Source: US Air Force

Establishing and maintaining solid working relationships with partner nations is a key mission element in the special operations community. This sometimes takes the form of providing needed training opportunities in order to level the ‘playing field’ and ensure better interoperability and capability with partner forces. One such need recently came in the form of night... Read more

Last of 36 EC120s delivered to Helidax

Last of 36 EC120s delivered to Helidax

10-Oct-2010Source: Eurocopter

The delivery of the 36th EC120 is an important milestone in innovative public-private partnership program, the French armed forces, modern, cost helicopter for training purposes, provides the. In the presence of Joseph Saporito, Executive Vice President Commercial Helicopters, and Jean-Louis Rotrubin, President & Chief Executive Manager of DCI and Helidax, the company took Helidax today... Read more

UK’s Helicopter Museum adds A109 from Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

UK’s Helicopter Museum adds A109 from Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

10-Oct-2010Source: The Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset has secured another First for a UK aviation collection, with the addition of an ex-Italian Guardia di Finanza Agusta A109GdiF helicopter. The aircraft is the first all-Italian aircraft and second addition this year to the Museum’s helicopter collection. The helicopter was unveiled by UK Tourism Minister John Penrose... Read more

Atlantis Systems Eduplus expands training agreement with Sikorsky

Atlantis Systems Eduplus expands training agreement with Sikorsky

7-Oct-2010Source: Atlantis Systems

Atlantis Systems Corp. (nex:AIQ.H) announced today that its subsidiary – Atlantis Systems Eduplus (ASE) of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – has signed a contract agreement with Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) as part of the Maritime Helicopter Project. Atlantis Systems is a globally recognized training integrator in the military and commercial aviation markets. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is... Read more

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Supply Chain

MD Helicopters appoints new VP of Supply Chain

7-Oct-2010Source: MD Helicopters

Mesa, Arizona, October 5, 2010… MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) has announced the appointment of Gregory Gauer as Vice President of Supply Chain, reporting to Robert Molsbergen, President. Gauer brings with him a wealth of aerospace supply chain, production, inventory and operations management experience to the position. Most recently, Gauer was Interim General Manager at APPH,... Read more

S-92® fleet reaches 250,000 flight hours at record pace

S-92® fleet reaches 250,000 flight hours at record pace

7-Oct-2010Source: Sikorsky

The S-92® fleet of medium-lift helicopters has surpassed 250,000 flight hours since the first aircraft entered service six years ago, establishing a record pace for a commercial fleet of Sikorsky helicopters. The first production S-92 entered service in September 2004. Transport companies flying work crews to offshore oil and gas platforms account for 90 percent... Read more

Sikorsky offers $Billions in benefits to win Turkish deal

Sikorsky offers $Billions in benefits to win Turkish deal

6-Oct-2010Source: Defense News

Aside from a manufacturing deal, Sikorsky also is proposing to buy $1.3 billion worth of Turkish-made helicopter parts, set up a regional Black Hawk support base there and invest in a future Turkish project to build a light utility helicopter.... Read more

AAR awarded $450M task order under new USTRANSCOM contract

AAR awarded $450M task order under new USTRANSCOM contract

6-Oct-2010Source: AAR

AAR (NYSE: AIR) announced today that it has been awarded a task order to provide airlift services under the U.S. Transportation Command’s (USTRANSCOM) new long-term, multi-billion-dollar Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for rotary-wing airlift in Afghanistan. The task order has a one-year initial term with four one-year renewal options and is valued at approximately $450... Read more

Sikorsky and LockMart launch MH-60R microsite

Sikorsky and LockMart launch MH-60R microsite

6-Oct-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin have launched a microsite specifically for the MH-60R helicopter. [For those unfamiliar with the techical terminology, a microsite is a self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website, and with its own distinctive website address]. In this case the website can be found at www.mh-60.com. This is... Read more

Afghan Air Force helicopter fleet grows

Afghan Air Force helicopter fleet grows

6-Oct-2010Source: US Air Force

On Oct. 4, 2010, the Afghan Air Force received delivery of four new Mi-17 V5 helicopters, bringing the current fleet to 31, sixof which are the latest V5 variant. This is part of a purchase of ten helicopters, which will be complete by the end of 2010. In a yet to be determined procurement, the... Read more

Prince William completes his first SAR shift

Prince William completes his first SAR shift

5-Oct-2010Source: Ministry of Defence

Flight Lieutenant William Wales completed his first Search and Rescue (SAR) shift this weekend as the co-pilot of the four-man crew of a RAF Sea King helicopter and performed his first rescue. The helicopter, call-sign ‘Rescue 122’, was from C Flight, 22 Squadron, which is based at RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales. The SAR... Read more

Busy summer for Royal Navy SAR

Busy summer for Royal Navy SAR

5-Oct-2010Source: Royal Navy

The summer period not only drew many crowds to Cornwall, but brought about several interesting jobs for the Search and Rescue crews of 771 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Culdrose. In August alone, a total of 34 rescues were conducted – the busiest month of the year. On call 24 hours a day, every... Read more

Apache and Sea King in separate near misses with UK military UAVs

Apache and Sea King in separate near misses with UK military UAVs

5-Oct-2010Source: BBC

An Apache and a Sea King came close to hitting the much smaller drone spy aircraft – while it was being flown remotely by a soldier on the ground. The near collisions on Salisbury Plain in February involved the small Desert Hawk drone... Read more

Boeing awarded $31M contract for 100 Apache rotorheads

Boeing awarded $31M contract for 100 Apache rotorheads

5-Oct-2010Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation has awarded the company a three-year contract to manufacture spare main rotor heads for the U.S. Army’s fleet of Apache attack helicopters. The fixed-price contract calls for an initial 100 main rotor heads, at a value of $31 million, and allows for 50... Read more

Ufa will become helicopter engine production centre

Ufa will become helicopter engine production centre

5-Oct-2010Source: AVE

The visit of Republic of Bashkortostan’s President Rustem Khamitov to two engine manufacturing organisations recently said that they had every opportunity to become a major center for the production of helicopter engines in Russia. Photo shows a TV7-117V engine... Read more

Philippines suspends $90m worth helicopter purchases amid corruption allegations

Philippines suspends $90m worth helicopter purchases amid corruption allegations

5-Oct-2010Source: Saudi Gazette

Tenders involved PZL Swidnik with a $60 million contract to supply eight combat utility helicopters, and MD Helicopters with six night-capable attack helicopters worth $29 million... Read more

Eurocopter outlines presence at Helitech 2010

Eurocopter outlines presence at Helitech 2010

5-Oct-2010Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter will underscore its strong presence in the European multi-mission helicopter marketplace with the company’s participation at this week’s Helitech helicopter show and conference, being held October 5-7 at Cascais Airport in the Portuguese city of Estoril. The Eurocopter exhibit stand (booth no.214) is to include scale models of the EC635 and AS550 C3 Fennec... Read more

139 changes maketh a Rooivalk Block 1F

139 changes maketh a Rooivalk Block 1F

4-Oct-2010Source: defenceWeb

It takes 130 modifications on the Denel AH2A Rooivalk to turn the current fleet of 11 rotorcraft into a “Block 1F” standard aircraft and a further nine modifications to the aircraft’s ground support equipment... Read more

IAI reports special forces interest in Panther tiltrotor UAV family

IAI reports special forces interest in Panther tiltrotor UAV family

4-Oct-2010Source: Flight Global

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Panther/K-80 tiltrotor unmanned air vehicle is being evaluated by special forces from other countries... Read more

Northrop Grumman to supply ATC comms system for UK MoD’s Camp Bastion, Afghanistan

Northrop Grumman to supply ATC comms system for UK MoD’s Camp Bastion, Afghanistan

4-Oct-2010Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Europe-based air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a ground-to-air voice radio system for air traffic control operations at the MoD’s Camp Bastion airfield in Helmand Province, the main handling airfield for UK operations... Read more

Heli-One Norway completes Swedesh AS332 upgrades

Heli-One Norway completes Swedesh AS332 upgrades

4-Oct-2010Source: Heli-One

Heli-One, the world’s largest helicopter maintenance repair and overhaul company, is proud to announce that three 332M1/HKP-10B aircraft under modification for the Swedish Air Force (SAF) have been delivered ahead of schedule. “Congratulations to the Heli-One project team in Norway for delivering the ISAF project on target to our largest third-party customer Swedish Air Force,”... Read more

Belgian Police order fourth MD Explorer

Belgian Police order fourth MD Explorer

2-Oct-2010Source: DHnet

The Belgian Government agreed Friday to purchase a used MD902 for the Politie (Belgian Police), adding to the three MD900s they already have... Read more

200 job losses at Sikorsky

200 job losses at Sikorsky

2-Oct-2010Source: Hartford Courant

Sikorsky Aircraft said Friday that it eliminated about 1 percent of the company’s global workforce due to weakness in the market for commercial helicopters. That amounts to about 200 jobs.... Read more

Canadian Helicopters win more Afghanistan support work

Canadian Helicopters win more Afghanistan support work

2-Oct-2010Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters Income Fund (TSX: CHL.UN) (the “Fund”), the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, is pleased to announce that it has been advised it has been awarded additional work in Afghanistan by the United States Transportation Command (“USTRANSCOM”). This new contract, similar to previous awards, entails the movement of supplies and passengers... Read more

Mayor of Cascais to open Helitech 2010

Mayor of Cascais to open Helitech 2010

2-Oct-2010Source: Helitech

The Mayor of Cascais will officially open Helitech’s second exhibition in Portugal, which takes place next week from 5th to 7th October at Airport Cascais, near Estoril. Mr António d’Orey Capucho, the Mayor of Cascais, visited the event when it was first held in Portugal in 2008. The Mayor is expected to tour some of... Read more

Sweden seeks 15 UH-60M Black Hawks in $546M deal

Sweden seeks 15 UH-60M Black Hawks in $546M deal

1-Oct-2010Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Sept. 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Sweden of 15 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $546 million. The Government of Sweden has requested a possible sale of 15 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters, 34 T700-GE-701D General Electric... Read more

Spain requests six US surplus SH-60F Sea Hawks

Spain requests six US surplus SH-60F Sea Hawks

1-Oct-2010Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Sept. 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Spain for the refurbishment of (6) SH-60F Multi-Mission Utility Helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $155 million. The Government of Spain has requested a possible sale and the refurbishment of (6)... Read more

South African AW109LUH support costs climb

South African AW109LUH support costs climb

1-Oct-2010Source: defenseWeb

Support and other post-acquisition capital costs for the South African Air Force’s 29 AgustaWestland A109M light utility helicopters acquired for R2.451 billion as part of the 1999 strategic defence package has topped R120.5 million since December 2006... Read more

US Coast Guard aircrew wins at Canadian rescue exercise

US Coast Guard aircrew wins at Canadian rescue exercise

1-Oct-2010Source: US Coast Guard

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka crew won the marine rescue event in this year’s Royal Canadian Forces annual search and rescue exercise which was held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Sept. 20-24. The crew, which consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, three flight mechanics and two rescue swimmers arrived Sept. 22 in time... Read more

Grintek Ewation wins major South African EW maintenance deal

Grintek Ewation wins major South African EW maintenance deal

1-Oct-2010Source: defenceWeb

Grintek Ewation has been awarded a R23 859 454 contract to maintain its electronic warfare (EW) and communication intelligence systems aboard the Denel Oryx medium utility helicopter and Douglas C47TP Dhttps://www.helihub.com/wordpress/wp-admin/post-new.phpakota aircraft.... Read more

Agoncillo military base will receive Spain’s first NH90

Agoncillo military base will receive Spain’s first NH90

1-Oct-2010Source: Rioja

Army unit BHELMA III is expected to take delivery of its first NH90 in 2012 and it has been announced that it will be based at Agoncillo... Read more

Dutch Chinooks complete Afghanistan tasking

Dutch Chinooks complete Afghanistan tasking

1-Oct-2010Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence

The last Dutch Chinook flight for the ISAF mission has taken place yesterday. Dutch Chinook transport helicopters are operating in Afghanistan since April 2005. 3 Chinooks, from 298 Squadron at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, were stationed at Kandahar Airfield and were part of Air Task Force, a Dutch unit that provides air support for the mission in... Read more

Singapore suspends Apache training after tail-boom slice

Singapore suspends Apache training after tail-boom slice

30-Sep-2010Source: Asia One

Accident was reported in HeliHub.com’s safety data here – 30-Sep-10 069 Boeing AH-64 Sembawang, Singapore... Read more

Northrop Grumman and US Navy partner for Advance Rotorcraft Development

Northrop Grumman and US Navy partner for Advance Rotorcraft Development

30-Sep-2010Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC 60.63, -.00, -0.01%) has partnered with the U.S. Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) to provide its Digital Avionics Suite technology for retrofitting NACRA’s UH-1N helicopter as an avionics test bed for future rotary wing hardware and software developments. Northrop Grumman is supplying NACRA with a stand-alone Digital Avionics Suite... Read more

VT Group acquires Evergreen Unmanned Systems

VT Group acquires Evergreen Unmanned Systems

30-Sep-2010Source: VT Group

VT Group today announced that it has acquired the Evergreen Unmanned Systems business unit, part of Evergreen International Aviation Inc. Evergreen Unmanned Systems is a leading provider of support for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The firm has a proven performance record for both the ScanEagle and Maveric platforms, with more than 10,000 hours of flight... Read more

Royal Navy tests Merlin’s sensors and weapons

Royal Navy tests Merlin’s sensors and weapons

30-Sep-2010Source: Royal Navy

A detachment of Royal Navy aircrew and engineers have spent a week thoroughly testing the Merlin helicopter’s sensors and weapons to ensure that aircrew are ready for any operational deployment that they may be tasked with. The weapon and sensor trials were carried out at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre situated on Inner... Read more

$25M contract awarded for Phase 3 of VMMT-204’s maintenance hangar at MCB Camp Lejeune

$25M contract awarded for Phase 3 of VMMT-204’s maintenance hangar at MCB Camp Lejeune

30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

F&S Mechanical and Plumbing Services, Inc.*, Tyrone, Ga., is being awarded a $25,637,205 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of the Vertical Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 maintenance hangar, Phase 3, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of a multi-story aircraft maintenance hangar addition, to... Read more

EADS awarded $67M contract for UH-72 mission equipment packs

EADS awarded $67M contract for UH-72 mission equipment packs

30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

EADS North America Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Sept. 23 a $67,163,000 firm-fixed-price contract. T his modification is for the procurement of 16 security and support (S&S) mission equipment package (MEP) retrofit and 202 S&S MEP retrofit production cut-in for the S&S ballation MEP’s Army’s light utility helicopter contract for the Army National Guard.... Read more

Texas Aerospace Services awarded $12M five-year contract to overhaul UH-60 servos and yaw trim

Texas Aerospace Services awarded $12M five-year contract to overhaul UH-60 servos and yaw trim

30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Texas Aerospace Services Ltd., LLP, Abilene, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 22 a $12,016,795 firm-fixed-price contract. This is a five-year maintenance and overhaul indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the overhaul of the UH-60 servo, yaw trim. Delivery Order 0001 will be awarded simultaneously with the basic for a total dollar value of $1,137,950. Work is to be... Read more

Kollsman awarded $45M contract for AH-1W night targeting system upgrades

Kollsman awarded $45M contract for AH-1W night targeting system upgrades

30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

Kollsman, Inc., Merrimack, N.H., is being awarded a $45,478,845 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of night targeting system upgrades and associated line items for the for the AH-1W Cobra helicopter. The electro-optics system provides infrared and range finding capability to augment existing optical and radar sensors for the purpose of detecting and identifying asymmetric threats.... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $118M contract modification for H-53 components logistical support

Sikorsky awarded $118M contract modification for H-53 components logistical support

30-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

The Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $118,944,070 firm-fixed-price requirements contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00383-06-D-003F) for logistics support for components of the H-53 helicopter. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and work is expected to be completed by September 2015. Contract funds will not expire before the end of... Read more

AH-1Z successfully completes OpEval

AH-1Z successfully completes OpEval

30-Sep-2010Source: U S Marine Corps

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Marine Corps’ newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra has successfully completed its Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL). On Sept. 24, NAVAIR’s H-1 Upgrades program office received official notification from the Navy’s Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force that its AH-1Z helicopters were found to be “operationally effective... Read more

British Army helicopters embark on Royal Navy flagship for exercise

British Army helicopters embark on Royal Navy flagship for exercise

30-Sep-2010Source: Royal Navy

A detachment of Apache attack helicopters from the Army Air Corps has landed onboard the Royal Navy’s fleet flagship HMS Ark Royal to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior in October 2010. Apaches are used extensively by the Army Air Corps in land operations but over the next few weeks they will train to broaden... Read more

US-initiated Mi-17s for Afghanistan now approved by Russian Government

US-initiated Mi-17s for Afghanistan now approved by Russian Government

30-Sep-2010Source: Defense Technology

Defense Technology Inc. (DTI) announced that its procurement plan for twenty-one new Mi-17 aircraft has been approved by the Russian Government. Under RFQ N00019-10-R-0032, the United States Navy is competitively purchasing twenty-one Russian, civil variant Mi-17 aircraft for Afghanistan. These medium lift helicopters are the primary support aircraft of the Afghan National Army Air Force... Read more

CAE wins defence contracts valued at more than Can$75M

CAE wins defence contracts valued at more than Can$75M

30-Sep-2010Source: CAE

CAE today announced it has won defence contracts valued at more than C$75 million. Contracts include upgrading visual and display systems at the German Army Aviation School, renewing a long-term CF-18 systems engineering services agreement for the Canadian Forces, upgrading C-130J simulators for the U.K. Royal Air Force and upgrading a C-130H simulator for an... Read more

Russian Helicopters – board approves management changes

Russian Helicopters – board approves management changes

30-Sep-2010Source: Russian Helicopters

The Russian Helicopters (an Oboronprom subsidiary) Board of Directors has approved a new company management system. In accordance with the resolutions passed, starting from 27 September UIC OBORONROM will cease to be the managing company of Russian Helicopters, JSC. Dmitry Petrov has been appointed the new CEO of Russian Helicopters. Before taking this position he... Read more

Northrop Grumman partners with US Navy to advance rotorcraft development

Northrop Grumman partners with US Navy to advance rotorcraft development

30-Sep-2010Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has partnered with the U.S. Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA) to provide its Digital Avionics Suite technology for retrofitting NACRA’s UH-1N helicopter as an avionics test bed for future rotary wing hardware and software developments. Northrop Grumman is supplying NACRA with a stand-alone Digital Avionics Suite and integration support for installing... Read more

LaBarge awarded $1M contract from Lord Corp

LaBarge awarded $1M contract from Lord Corp

30-Sep-2010Source: LaBarge

LaBarge, a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a $1 million contract from LORD Corporation to produce electronic assemblies for military and civilian helicopters. LaBarge anticipates follow-on orders. ”We are pleased to be selected by LORD as a manufacturing partner and look forward to further developing this new customer relationship. We use... Read more

L-3 Vertex Aerospace awarded $18M option for TH-57 support

L-3 Vertex Aerospace awarded $18M option for TH-57 support

29-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded an $18,530,000 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-05-D-0023) to exercise an option for logistics support for TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft.  Work will be performed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. (99 percent), and NAS Patuxent River, Md. (1 percent).  Work is... Read more

Northrop Grumman and Bell conduct first “Power-On” of new Fire-X UAV

Northrop Grumman and Bell conduct first “Power-On” of new Fire-X UAV

29-Sep-2010Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Bell Helicopter have moved a significant step closer to being able to offer military users a vertical unmanned system that can ferry cargo — either internally or externally — over extended distances. On Sept. 17, the team applied external power for the first time to the main computers and associated subsystems... Read more

Bolivia plans to buy six Russian helicopters

Bolivia plans to buy six Russian helicopters

29-Sep-2010Source: La Tercera

These plans have been confirmed by Russia’s ambassador to Bolivia, Leonid Golubev.  The type of helicopter has not been disclosed... Read more

Helicopter accident analysis – August 2010

Helicopter accident analysis – August 2010

29-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com maintains what we believe to be the most comprehensive record of helicopter accidents and incidents on the internet.  From this month onwards, we will produce montly summary reports, and we will also continue to produce our very comprehensive annual report. Useful Links * Civil Accidents * Military Accidents * Fatal Accidents – both civil... Read more

Parvus receives follow-on contract for US Navy SeaHawk program

Parvus receives follow-on contract for US Navy SeaHawk program

29-Sep-2010Source: Parvus

Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation announced a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin Systems Integration – Owego to supply rugged VME Ethernet switch cards for the Navy’s MH-60 R and MH-60S SEAHAWK helicopters. For more than six years, Parvus has supplied rugged VME Ethernet switches in support of the Navy helicopter program. The latest follow-on contract for... Read more

Light military helicopter market seen as instable in the long-term

Light military helicopter market seen as instable in the long-term

28-Sep-2010Source: Forecast International

In a new study, “The Market for Light Military Rotorcraft,” Forecast International projects that 1,941 rotorcraft will be built between 2010 and 2019. The value of this production is estimated at $23.4 billion in constant 2010 U.S. dollars. The Forecast International study generally defines a light military rotorcraft as one with a maximum gross weight... Read more

Telephonics to upgrade Sikorsky’s monopulse secondary surveillance radar

Telephonics to upgrade Sikorsky’s monopulse secondary surveillance radar

28-Sep-2010Source: Telephonics

Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, announced today that its Electronics System Division received an order for a Sky Search-2000M® Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) from Sikorsky Aircraft. The MSSR will be installed at Sikorsky’s Stratford, CT airfield used to test and validate their vast array of rotary and fixed wing aircraft.... Read more

US Marines receives sixth Osprey trainer

US Marines receives sixth Osprey trainer

28-Sep-2010Source: Boeing

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter, has delivered the sixth and final MV-22 Osprey Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) to the U.S. Marines. In the past year, the team has delivered five CFTDs to the Marines, as well as upgrades to two trainers delivered previously. The... Read more

UAE and Lebanon’s military bond becomes stronger

UAE and Lebanon’s military bond becomes stronger

28-Sep-2010Source: The National

Ali al Matroushi, a member of Federal National Council’s defence committee, said: “The UAE has a special relationship with Lebanon.” That relationship extends back many years: the UAE Armed Forces took part in mine-clearing operations in Lebanon during the 1980s and mid-2000s, he said.... Read more

AgustaWestland congratulates 2010 Cormorant Trophy winners

AgustaWestland congratulates 2010 Cormorant Trophy winners

28-Sep-2010Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce that the crew of “Rescue 912” from Canadian Forces Squadron 103 in Gander, Newfoundland has been selected as the winner of the 2010 Cormorant Trophy for Helicopter Rescue. The winning search and rescue crew comprising Major Steve Reid of Centreville, Nova Scotia; Captain Priscilla Jobin of Ste-Foy,... Read more

Royal Air Force Chinook pilots honoured for bravery

Royal Air Force Chinook pilots honoured for bravery

27-Sep-2010Source: Royal Air Force

19 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the Armed Forces Operational Awards and Joint Commander’s Commendations for their bravery and service in Afghanistan and during UK Operations and Search and Rescue missions. Three Chinook pilots based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire were awarded the prestigious Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) one of which was... Read more

Military contract fears put 100 jobs at risk at Eurocopter UK

Military contract fears put 100 jobs at risk at Eurocopter UK

27-Sep-2010Source: Oxford Mail

Directors at Eurocopter UK, based at Oxford Airport, admitted there is now a 50% chance of the contract to overhaul and upgrade 30 Pumas for the RAF being scrapped, even though work has already started.... Read more

ATK receives more than $50M for AH-1 20mm ammunition

ATK receives more than $50M for AH-1 20mm ammunition

24-Sep-2010Source: ATK

Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received an order valued at more than $50 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC), Rock Island, Ill., to produce multiple variants of 20mm PGU ammunition. This is the second order under a contract originally signed in September 2008. If all options are exercised, ATK’s... Read more

Lockheed Martin names new head of Corporate Strategy And Business Development

Lockheed Martin names new head of Corporate Strategy And Business Development

24-Sep-2010Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Board of Directors today named Patrick M. Dewar, 49, as the corporation’s new senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, effective Oct. 1. Dewar, who currently serves as Lockheed Martin’s International Business Development vice president, succeeds Robert H. Trice, 64, who has announced plans to retire in February. “Pat’s broad... Read more

Sikorsky’s VP of Materials Planning leaves to join Passur Aerospace

Sikorsky’s VP of Materials Planning leaves to join Passur Aerospace

24-Sep-2010Source: Passur Aerospace

PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PSSR) announced today that Michael J. Paul, President of Predictive Business Systems (PBS), has joined PASSUR’s Technology Advisory Board as Executive Director. Prior to starting PBS, Michael was the CIO and Vice President of Materials Planning at Sikorsky Aircraft, a division of United Technologies (UTC). During the past 6 years he... Read more

Pakistan requests up to thirty more Bell 412s

Pakistan requests up to thirty more Bell 412s

24-Sep-2010Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on 14 September of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Pakistan of BELL 412EP Helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $397 million. The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of up... Read more

President Karimov of Uzbekistan holds talks with Sikorsky

President Karimov of Uzbekistan holds talks with Sikorsky

24-Sep-2010Source: Net News Publisher

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov held negotiations with high-level representatives of General Motors, Sikorsky Aircraft and Honeywell companies in New York, US on Monday.... Read more

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