Military News

Russian Helicopters JV with Eaton to produce Teflon hose in Russia

Russian Helicopters JV with Eaton to produce Teflon hose in Russia

27-Jun-2012Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom, and Eaton have launched jointed production of Teflon hose in Russia using Eaton technology. Eaton’s Teflon hose is being produced at the National Helicopter R&D Centre in Tomilino, near Moscow, where Russian Helicopters has brought together the intellectual assets of the Mil and Kamov construction... Read more

Russian Helicopters plan new avionics suite from 2015

Russian Helicopters plan new avionics suite from 2015

27-Jun-2012Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of the Russian state defence industry holding Oboronprom, a subsidiary of Russian Technologies Corporation, and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, are pleased to announce at the second international Engineering Technologies – 2012 forum that a comprehensive avionics system for monitoring flight conditions, autopilot landing and collision avoidance will be... Read more

“Falklands 30 – the Conflict, the People” – Exhibition Opens 30th June

“Falklands 30 – the Conflict, the People” – Exhibition Opens 30th June

27-Jun-2012Source: Fleet Air Arm Museum

The new exhibition will display the largest collection of Falklands aircraft. It will include two Sea Harriers, the Westland Sea King which was piloted by HRH The Prince Andrew and a captured Argentinean Agusta109 helicopter which was later used by British Special Forces. Attending the exhibition opening will be Rear Admiral Chris Parry who, as... Read more

Bell details helicopters they will show at Farnborough 2012

Bell details helicopters they will show at Farnborough 2012

27-Jun-2012

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its upcoming participation in the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2012. Bell Helicopter will provide flight demonstrations, have two state of the art commercial aircraft on display, and will showcase its mock up of the new Bell 525 Relentless super medium helicopter for the first time... Read more

Shimco to Exhibit at Farnborough International Airshow

Shimco to Exhibit at Farnborough International Airshow

27-Jun-2012Source: Shimco

himco announced today its participation at the Farnborough International Airshow 2012 from July 9-15. Shimco will present its precision manufactured parts, laminated and edgebond shims, tapers and spacers, and new polyimide-based products in stand #H4/C17a. Shimco joins other industry-leading Canadian companies in the Ontario Aerospace Pavilion, a collaborative effort between the Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC)... Read more

Night Flight Concepts Co-Produces NightCon 2012

Night Flight Concepts Co-Produces NightCon 2012

27-Jun-2012Source: Night Flight Concepts

For the second year in a row, Night Flight Concepts, the leader in comprehensive night vision solutions, will Co-Produce NightCon – the Night Vision Systems Conference for civil and para-public operators to be held in Dallas, TX on September 20 & 21, 2012.   Join Night Flight Concepts and the experts of the NVIS Community... Read more

10,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

10,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

26-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is having increasing success with its “Gallery” feature, recording over 10,000 images in its main Gallery, and around 220 photographers have joined as members of the Gallery. The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and the early success is demonstrating just how valuable this will become over time. HeliHub.com plans to utilise... Read more

Australian Army grounds Tigers again

Australian Army grounds Tigers again

26-Jun-2012Source: Australian Army

The suspension was put in place following the precautionary landing of a helicopter at the Shoalwater Bay training area on 25 June after the aircraft’s two-man crew detected fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries to the crew or further damage to the aircraft. Defence is presently investigating the cause of... Read more

South African Air Force buys 6 Particle Separators

South African Air Force buys 6 Particle Separators

26-Jun-2012Source: Airwork

In May 2012 the South African Air Force took delivery and installed the first of six Airwork BK117 Particle Separators (Sand Filters), seen above in grey.  The Airwork particle separator replaced an existing Eurocopter design and early indications are that the SAAF is extremely happy with its performance. With the new filters fitted a decrease... Read more

Royal New Zealand Air Force sends UH-1s to assist Papua New Guinea elections

Royal New Zealand Air Force sends UH-1s to assist Papua New Guinea elections

26-Jun-2012Source: Royal New Zealand Air Force

Two Royal New Zealand Air Force UH-1H Iroquois helicopters have been loaded on to a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 for deployment to Papua New Guinea, with a third to follow on a further C-17 on Friday. New Zealand and Australia are providing support to the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission and authorities to ensure... Read more

Helicopter pilot appointed chief of South African Air Force

Helicopter pilot appointed chief of South African Air Force

26-Jun-2012Source: South African Air Force

C SANDF has pleasure in announcing the appointment of Major General Fabian Zimpande (ZAKES) Msimang as the new Chief of the South Africa Air Force with effect from 01 October 2012. Maj Gen Msimang intergrated into the South African National Defence Force in 1994 after the first democratic Elections as a qualified pilot on the... Read more

CGAS New Orleans change-of-command

CGAS New Orleans change-of-command

25-Jun-2012Source: US Coast Guard

Cmdr. Michael J. Brandhuber is appointed the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans in an official change-of-command ceremony in Belle Chasse, June 22, 2012. As commanding officer of the air station, Brandhuber is responsible for 120 personnel and five MH-65C Dolphin helicopters that are responsible for conducting search and rescue, law enforcement... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $8.7M contract for tail rotor pylon work

Sikorsky awarded $8.7M contract for tail rotor pylon work

25-Jun-2012Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract with a maximum $8,725,338 for tail rotor pylons.  Other location of performance is Oregon.  Using service is Navy.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through 2015 Navy Working Capital Funds.  There was one proposal with one response.  The date of performance completion is Nov.... Read more

Boeing delivers the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook

Boeing delivers the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook

25-Jun-2012Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony at the company’s modification center in Millville. “The Boeing Millville team is proud to have delivered 100 modified Chinooks to the Army on time, using efficient, cost-saving processes,” said Peri Widener, Boeing vice president of Rotorcraft Support.... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $26M contract to test UH-60 multi-mode radar sub-system

Lockheed Martin awarded $26M contract to test UH-60 multi-mode radar sub-system

22-Jun-2012Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $26,487,920 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the development, production, and testing of five First Article Operation Test Program sets (OTPS) with accompanying technical data for weapons replaceable assemblies (WRAs) for the H-60 Aircraft.  The WRAs are part of the multi-mode radar sub-system with the automated radar... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $74M for one combat-replacement CV-22

Bell Boeing awarded $74M for one combat-replacement CV-22

22-Jun-2012Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $74,399,436 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to provide one additional CV-22 combat loss replacement aircraft for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (56 percent); Amarillo, Texas (43 percent); and El Paso, Texas (1 percent). ... Read more

HeliExperts dedicate the DOD’s first rooftop heliport

HeliExperts dedicate the DOD’s first rooftop heliport

22-Jun-2012Source: HeliExperts International

Leading heliport consulting firm HeliExperts International and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated the DOD’s first rooftop heliport last month in San Antonio, Texas. Located on the roof of the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the heliport was commissioned to reduce transport time for critically ill... Read more

Sikorsky Aerospace Services wins coveted 2012 Military MRO of the Year award

Sikorsky Aerospace Services wins coveted 2012 Military MRO of the Year award

22-Jun-2012Source: Sikorsky

Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance Magazine has presented its prestigious 2012 MRO of the Year Award for military center of excellence to Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS). SAS, which received the award at the recent MRO Americas Conference & Exhibition in Dallas, Texas, is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United... Read more

PPG to supply S-97 Raider transparencies

PPG to supply S-97 Raider transparencies

21-Jun-2012Source: PPG Industries

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to supply transparencies for the S-97 RAIDER(TM) helicopter, a next-generation rotorcraft being built for evaluation by the U.S. military. “We are excited to be part of the S-97 RAIDER helicopter team that is breaking new ground by tapping proven technologies to provide... Read more

AgustaWestland’s adopts cutting edge lightweight technology to boost performance

AgustaWestland’s adopts cutting edge lightweight technology to boost performance

21-Jun-2012Source: Magnesium Elektron

The latest high performance helicopter models from AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, will offer significantly improved flight dynamics through its adoption of Elektron 21, the very latest lightweight magnesium casting alloy technology. The AgustaWestland helicopters are the first non-US helicopters to go into production with Elektron 21 castings with first deliveries planned for mid 2012. AgustaWestland... Read more

Four companies awarded $12M for logistics support of H-60, H-1, CV-22 progams

Four companies awarded $12M for logistics support of H-60, H-1, CV-22 progams

21-Jun-2012Source: US DoD

Creative Business Solutions, Inc., Mitchellville, Md.; Cirrus Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Infinite Services and Solutions, Inc., Columbus, Ga.; and Standard Technology, Inc., Warner Robins, Ga., are being awarded a $12,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable no-fee contract to provide logistics support for the acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of H-60, H-1 (variant), CV-22, and other special mission aircraft modification... Read more

New analysis report on Bell released

New analysis report on Bell released

21-Jun-2012Source: Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Bell Helicopter – Strategic Snapshot, SWOT Analysis, Strategic Initiatives & Developments, Key Trends & Outlook – H1 2012” company profile to their offering. “Bell Helicopter – Strategic Snapshot, SWOT Analysis, Strategic Initiatives & Developments, Key Trends & Outlook – H1 2012” This strategic report provides key... Read more

Kaman confirms SH-2G(I) negotiations with New Zealand

Kaman confirms SH-2G(I) negotiations with New Zealand

21-Jun-2012Source: Kaman

Kaman Corporation confirmed today that The U.S. Department of State has granted authorization that would permit the Company to negotiate a possible sale of SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite Helicopters to the Government of New Zealand. The potential sale would include eleven SH-2G(I) helicopters, a full motion flight simulator, training aids, spares inventory, publications and the introduction... Read more

Eurocopter establishes Africa’s first full motion Helicopter Simulator

Eurocopter establishes Africa’s first full motion Helicopter Simulator

19-Jun-2012Source: Eurocopter

Africa’s first full-motion helicopter flight simulator has been commissioned by Eurocopter in Kempton Park, the world’s leading manufacturer of civil and military rotorwing aircraft. The simulator, designed to train pilots and flight engineers operating Super Puma and similarly compatible helicopters including the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) Oryx , is located at the SimAero training... Read more

Héli-Union inaugurates its 365N3/N3+ Dauphin Simulator

Héli-Union inaugurates its 365N3/N3+ Dauphin Simulator

19-Jun-2012Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer on the civil and parapublic markets, and Héli-Union, the leading French civil helicopter operator, celebrate today the inauguration of a new simulator for the Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ developed and built in partnership with Thales. The simulator certified last February is operational at Héli-Union’s training center in Angoulême, in the... Read more

Airbus Military A400M demonstrates loading of NH90 and EC725

Airbus Military A400M demonstrates loading of NH90 and EC725

19-Jun-2012Source: Airbus Military

Airbus Military has successfully demonstrated the loading of NH Industries NH90 and Eurocopter EC725 helicopters onto the A400M new generation airlifter. In a series of tests at Holzdorf air base in Germany and at Toulouse, France respectively, the NH90 and EC725 were loaded onto, and unloaded from, the Grizzly 4 development aircraft as required for... Read more

Sikorsky is finalist for Alabama’s Manufacturer of the Year Award

Sikorsky is finalist for Alabama’s Manufacturer of the Year Award

19-Jun-2012Source: Business Council of Alabama

The Business Council of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network announced today that 14 Alabama companies have been named as finalists for the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at a luncheon on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the RSA Activity Center in Montgomery following a keynote presentation by Alabama... Read more

Ireland – Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service

Ireland – Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service

19-Jun-2012Source: Irish Health Service

[Apologies that we overlooked running when issued three weeks back – included here for completeness] The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD, and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr Alan Shatter TD, have today, Monday 21st May 2012, announced the launch of a 12 month pilot project which will see the Air... Read more

UK – Royal Marines Aircrewman Receives The Billy Deacon Memorial Trophy

UK – Royal Marines Aircrewman Receives The Billy Deacon Memorial Trophy

19-Jun-2012Source: Royal Navy

Sponsored by Bristow Helicopters and Breitling UK, the Trophy has been established to further the memory of Mr Billy Deacon who was tragically lost while carrying out his duty as winchman with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Search and Rescue helicopter based at Sumburgh in the Shetland Isles in 1997. The Billy Deacon SAR Memorial... Read more

Japan – over 5,000 protest over V-22 deployment

Japan – over 5,000 protest over V-22 deployment

19-Jun-2012Source: Japan Times

Around 5,200 people in Okinawa staged a rally against the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma later this year, ramping up opposition to the move after an MV-22’s recent crash in Florida. (see full story)... Read more

Taiwan to put SAR EC225s into service in July

Taiwan to put SAR EC225s into service in July

19-Jun-2012Source: Taipei Times

The air force will put three SAR helicopters purchased from Europe into service next month, in a move to beef up its disaster relief capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. (see full story).  The three were delivered in-country in November 2011... Read more

US Army helicopter pilot wins poker tournament and $311,174

US Army helicopter pilot wins poker tournament and $311,174

19-Jun-2012Source: WSOP

This is a remarkable story. It’s a story about personal sacrifice.  It is a story about making a commitment, and then keeping it.  It is a story about the escalating maturity of a remarkable young man who initially aspired to do one thing in life, and then suddenly did an extraordinary “about-face,” ultimately choosing to... Read more

MD boss Lynn Tilton looks for Executive Assistant to Satisfy “Needs and Desires”

MD boss Lynn Tilton looks for Executive Assistant to Satisfy “Needs and Desires”

19-Jun-2012Source: PE Hub

This person will “manage the daily health and well-being of Ms. Tilton,” the story says. He or she must also anticipate the “needs and desires” of the unorthodox CEO, Dealbreaker says. (see full story)... Read more

DCI retains Kuwait helicopter maintenance contract

DCI retains Kuwait helicopter maintenance contract

19-Jun-2012Source: DCI

(Electronic translation) DCI services company that operates over the entire spectrum of defense and national security, remember that a 3-year contract in favor of the helicopter Kuwait Air Force (KAF) was renewed earlier this year. The State of Kuwait maintains its confidence in DCI, operator of the Light Aviation Army (ALT) French, for the maintenance... Read more

Report – The Global Military Rotorcrafts Market 2011-2021

Report – The Global Military Rotorcrafts Market 2011-2021

19-Jun-2012Source: Reportlinker

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Global Military Rotorcrafts Market 2011-2021 – Country Analysis – Military Rotorcraft: Market Profile Synopsis This report offers detailed analysis of the global Military Rotorcrafts market over the next ten years, and provides extensive market size forecasts by country and sub sector.... Read more

Nigeria Air Force to inaugurate helicopter flying school in Enugu

Nigeria Air Force to inaugurate helicopter flying school in Enugu

18-Jun-2012Source: Vanguard

The Nigeria Air Force has completed its International Helicopter Flying School in Enugu and may inaugurate it in July, an official has said – although they don[‘t go as far as naming what helicopter types they will use (see full story) See also Gearbox failures lead Nigerian Air Force to sell Mi-34 fleet... Read more

EADS appoints new head of Corporate Communications

EADS appoints new head of Corporate Communications

18-Jun-2012Source: EADS

Rainer Ohler, 50, is to take charge of EADS Corporate Communications as of 1 July 2012. In his new position he will be responsible for Group-wide internal and external communications at EADS, reporting directly to EADS CEO Tom Enders. Previously Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Communications at Airbus, Rainer Ohler now succeeds Pierre Bayle... Read more

UK – Weston Super HeliDays set for 21-22 July

UK – Weston Super HeliDays set for 21-22 July

18-Jun-2012Source: The Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare has confirmed that the 2012 Weston Super HeliDays fly-in and static helicopter display will take place over the weekend of 21st – 22nd July at the museum’s Weston Airfield Site. Already confirmed is the German Navy and participation from para-public agencies, in addition to a number of visiting civil helicopters... Read more

Boeing to move unmanned helicopter tests out of Victorville

Boeing to move unmanned helicopter tests out of Victorville

15-Jun-2012Source: Victorville Daily Press

After 17 years at Southern California Logistics Airport, Boeing will soon move its A160T Hummingbird flight test program to Arizona (see full story)... Read more

Final Rooivalk to be delivered to SAAF in August

Final Rooivalk to be delivered to SAAF in August

15-Jun-2012

The last of eleven upgraded Rooivalk attack helicopters will be delivered to the South African Air Force at the end of August (see full story)... Read more

Qatar requests 12 UH-60M Black Hawks in $1.112 billion deal

Qatar requests 12 UH-60M Black Hawks in $1.112 billion deal

15-Jun-2012Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on June 12 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar of 12 UH-60M BLACK HAWK Utility Helicopters, 26 T700-GE-701D Engines (24 installed and 2 spares), 15 AN/AAR-57 V(7) Common Missile Warning Systems, 15 AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets, 15 AN/APR-39A(V)4 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, 26... Read more

UK – ‘Jobs safe’ at AgustaWestland and RNAS Yeovilton after MoD budget overhaul

UK – ‘Jobs safe’ at AgustaWestland and RNAS Yeovilton after MoD budget overhaul

14-Jun-2012Source: Western Daily Press

Vital defence jobs in the West should be secured by a massive defence equipment programme announced yesterday, local MPO David Laws has said. (see full story)... Read more

Turbomeca USA appoints Director of Commercial and Parapublic Operator Support

Turbomeca USA appoints Director of Commercial and Parapublic Operator Support

13-Jun-2012Source: Turbomeca USA

World leading helicopter engine manufacturer, Turbomeca (Safran group) is pleased to announce the new appointment of David Horton as Director, Commercial and Para public Operator Support for its U.S. operations. David will report to Jean-Marc Domergue, Vice President of Customer Support at Turbomeca USA, Inc. David brings to his new position over 25 years of... Read more

Spika sells Black Hawk Phase Maintenance Stands to Australian military

Spika sells Black Hawk Phase Maintenance Stands to Australian military

12-Jun-2012Source: Spika

Spika Welding and Manufacturing, Inc., a leading manufacturer of aircraft maintenance platforms and maintenance support equipment, announces that it has been awarded a contract with the Australian Government Department of Defence to supply Black Hawk maintenance stands for Army Aviation facilities in Sydney and Townsville. Spika won the contract, valued at over $500,000 (USD), after... Read more

Costa Rica Police learn to use helicopter in chases

Costa Rica Police learn to use helicopter in chases

12-Jun-2012Source: InsideCostaRica.com

Previously, the Costa Rica Police only used their two MD500Es for surveillance tasks.  Now they have extended their role to chases. (see full story)... Read more

Bell is Community Impact Deal finalist

Bell is Community Impact Deal finalist

12-Jun-2012Source: Dallas Business News

The City of Fort Worth waived certain development fees and entered into a 19-year economic development program agreement.  Bell Helicopter will get a $4.4 million tax abatement from the county for the new headquarters. (see full story)... Read more

AAR selected to extend airlift support for US Military in Afghanistan

AAR selected to extend airlift support for US Military in Afghanistan

12-Jun-2012Source: AAR

AAR announced today that the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has exercised a renewal option for AAR to provide airlift support in Afghanistan through May 31 of 2013. The option has a value of $104 million and is part of a task order awarded to AAR in June 2010. The Company’s AAR Airlift operating unit will continue to support the requirement using... Read more

Restructuring consultants visit HAL

Restructuring consultants visit HAL

11-Jun-2012Source: HAL

Bangalore, June 11, 2012: The Expert Group on “Restructuring and Strengthening of HAL” under the leadership of Mr. B. K. Chaturvedi, former Cabinet Secretary and Member, Planning Commission visited various facilities of HAL. The Group held discussions with Mr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, Directors and senior executives of HAL. The Expert Group will look into issues such... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $19M order for work on 24 MH-60Rs for Australia

Sikorsky awarded $19M order for work on 24 MH-60Rs for Australia

11-Jun-2012Source: US Dept of Defense

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $19,098,095 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-08-G-0010) for non-recurring engineering efforts to support delivery of 24 baseline Future Naval Aviation Combat System MH-60R helicopters for the government of Australia under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Work will be performed in Stratford,... Read more

Eurocopter exhibits the largest range of military helicopters at Eurosatory 2012

Eurocopter exhibits the largest range of military helicopters at Eurosatory 2012

11-Jun-2012Source: Eurocopter

Backed by the largest range of military helicopters in operation with armed forces around the world, Eurocopter will showcase the versatility and efficiency of its rotorcraft at the Eurosatory 2012 exhibition, to be held June 11-15 at the Villepinte Exhibition Center near Paris. This presence will include French Army displays of the most modern air... Read more

Happy 70th birthday to US Army Aviation

Happy 70th birthday to US Army Aviation

8-Jun-2012Source: Huntsville Times

According to the Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker, Ala., it was on this date that aircraft supporting artillery and ground troops became an “organic” part of the service, rather than a piece of the Air Corps and later Army Air Force missions, which often focused on strategic operations such as bombing targets behind enemy... Read more

Change of command ceremony for HMM-265

Change of command ceremony for HMM-265

7-Jun-2012Source: US Marine Corps

OKINAWA, Japan – Lt. Col. Damien M. Marsh finished his final day as commanding officer on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma June 1. Marsh led Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, with the wisdom gained through years of experience as a CH-46E Sea Knight... Read more

Prince William qualifies as an operational Royal Air Force SAR captain

Prince William qualifies as an operational Royal Air Force SAR captain

7-Jun-2012Source: Prince of Wales website

The Duke of Cambridge has qualified as an operational captain within the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force. Flight Lieutenant Wales, as he is known in the military, will now command Search and Rescue operations in RAF Sea King helicopters. Until now, Flight Lieutenant Wales has only co-piloted the aircraft. The operational captaincy check... Read more

HeliHub.com launches daily email of Law Enforcement headlines and safety data

HeliHub.com launches daily email of Law Enforcement headlines and safety data

7-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is today launching a fourth daily email bulletin – specifically focusing on helicopters in the Law Enforcement role.  This will pick up news items, accident reports etc related to the operation of helicopters with police, border patrol and similar.  While the news stories are an overlap with our main daily news headlines email, this... Read more

EADS outlines group presence at Eurosatory 2012

EADS outlines group presence at Eurosatory 2012

7-Jun-2012Source: EADS

EADS and its divisions – Airbus/Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will have a major presence at the Eurosatory 2012 defence and security exhibition near Paris, with a diverse portfolio of products, services and technologies on display. Eurocopter will display some of its key helicopters for military, security and patrol missions. These include the... Read more

French suppliers about to take off with Sikorsky

French suppliers about to take off with Sikorsky

7-Jun-2012Source: UbiFrance

Following several successful B to B meeting in the airplane industry, UBIFRANCE – The French Trade Commission  –  will bring a delegation of French suppliers to a major player in the helicopter industry, SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT. Founded in 1925 by Igor Sikorsky, this American aircraft manufacturer currently produces military and commercial aircrafts. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT is regrouped... Read more

Rockwell Collins chosen to develop helicopter synthetic vision avionics backbone

Rockwell Collins chosen to develop helicopter synthetic vision avionics backbone

7-Jun-2012Source: Rockwell Collins

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop the synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter operations under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program. Rockwell Collins is teamed with BAE Systems on the first two phases of the $5.1 million contract. An optional third phase would bring the contract... Read more

Kaman Board of Directors Declares Dividend

Kaman Board of Directors Declares Dividend

6-Jun-2012Source: Kaman

The Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 16 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on July 3, 2012 to shareholders of record on June 19, 2012. Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace... Read more

New York Army National Guard tests ‘firehawk’ helicopter

New York Army National Guard tests ‘firehawk’ helicopter

5-Jun-2012Source: US Army

A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter will be testing the National Guard’s Firehawk helicopter firefighting system on the Mohawk River between the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge (Twin Bridges) on I-87 and the Route 9 Crescent Bridge tomorrow morning (Tuesday, June 5) in Crescent, Saratoga County. The Firehawk system consists of a 1,000-gallon... Read more

US Army delivers first WRA program OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

US Army delivers first WRA program OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

5-Jun-2012Source: US Army

The Army will deliver the first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior to be upgraded under the Wartime Replacement Aircraft (WRA) Program in a roll-out ceremony at Corpus Christi Army Depot on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 10:00 am in Hangar 44. This is the first OH-58D aircraft that will replenish the fleet. CCAD Commander, Col. Christopher B.... Read more

Helibras promotes sustainability actions in Environment Week

Helibras promotes sustainability actions in Environment Week

5-Jun-2012Source: Helibras

(electronic translation from original)   The Helibras actions will promote awareness and concern for the environment from the 4th of June, to celebrate Environment Week. Practices such as recycling and saving energy and water, already deployed in units Itajubá (MG) and São Paulo (SP), will be expanded with new initiatives such as cooking oil collection and... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $10M contract to repair 18 V-22 engines

Rolls-Royce awarded $10M contract to repair 18 V-22 engines

5-Jun-2012Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $10,754,334 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for the procurement of 18 CV-22 low power repairs for AE1107 C Turboshaft engines for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed... Read more

Surion testing reportedly overlooks low-temperature operations

Surion testing reportedly overlooks low-temperature operations

4-Jun-2012Source: Korean Times

Local press in Korea are reporting that the test flight programme for the Surion (aka Korean Utility Helicopter) has overlooked low-temperature operations.  (see full story)... Read more

Selex Galileo wins contracts for British Chinooks and US Army Apaches

Selex Galileo wins contracts for British Chinooks and US Army Apaches

4-Jun-2012Source: Finmeccanica

Finmeccanica has been awarded new orders for a value worth EUR 220 million through its companies Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and Telespazio. Ansaldo Energia, through its subsidiary Ansaldo Nucleare, has signed a service contract worth EUR 104 million with Nucleoeléctrica Argentina – Sociedad Anonima (NASA). The aim of the contract is to upgrade... Read more

408 Tac Hel Sqn helps Air Cadets prepare for UAV competition

408 Tac Hel Sqn helps Air Cadets prepare for UAV competition

4-Jun-2012Source: Royal Canadian Air Force

Members of 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, based in Edmonton, Alta., but under the command of 1 Wing Kingston, Ont., are helping a group of young Air Cadets from Edmonton prepare for a prestigious youth aerospace competition in England in July. Sergeant Mike Scott and Corporal Moe Woodworth are applying the expertise they gained in Afghanistan... Read more

Griffons provide fire power in Exercise Maple Strike

Griffons provide fire power in Exercise Maple Strike

4-Jun-2012Source: Royal Canadian Air Force

408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, based at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton but under the command of 1 Wing Kingston, Ont., took part in Exercise Maple Strike at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright from April 15 to 27. Ex Maple Strike allowed 408 Tac Hel Sqn to participate as an asset for joint tactical air controller (JTAC) training.... Read more

NHI attends Aerospace Forum in Sweden

NHI attends Aerospace Forum in Sweden

4-Jun-2012Source: NH Industries

NHI is pleased to announce its participation to the second Aerospace Forum in Linköping air base (Sweden) between May 31st and June 3rd. This event involves the participation of industrial leaders, scientists, military chiefs and government officials. Several aircrafts are presented in flight and on a static display, among them, the NH90 of the Swedish... Read more

USMC helicopter pilot in court on child porn charges

USMC helicopter pilot in court on child porn charges

4-Jun-2012Source: 10 News

A Marine Corps helicopter pilot was arraigned in federal court Friday, charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. (see full story)... Read more

A first for K-Max – cargo hooked on while in unmanned flight

A first for K-Max – cargo hooked on while in unmanned flight

1-Jun-2012Source: US Marine Corps

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, the “Night Owls,” made history earlier this week when they completed the first “hot hook-ups” between landing support Marines on the ground and a hovering Kaman K1200 “K-MAX” unmanned helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. In the nearly 20 years of its commercial and military use, no organization... Read more

Dillon Aero introduces new minigun pod for close-air support

Dillon Aero introduces new minigun pod for close-air support

1-Jun-2012Source: Dillon Aero

Dillon Aero will introduce a new, one-of-a-kind Minigun Pod at Eurosatory, June 11-15, at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.  A prototype of the DGP2300 M134D will be on display at the TR Equipment Booth (D511) in Hall 5. A high-resolution photo is attached. The Minigun Pod is specifically designed for use on small, fixed-wing... Read more

South Korea reduces attack helicopter shortlist to three

South Korea reduces attack helicopter shortlist to three

1-Jun-2012Source: Hurriyet

The contest to supply 50 attack helicopters has been reduced to three bidders – Boeing’s Apache, Bell’s Cobra and the T129 Mangusta being bid jointly by AgustaWestland and partner TAI (see full story)... Read more

US Department of Defense opens its first rooftop helipad

US Department of Defense opens its first rooftop helipad

1-Jun-2012Source: San Antonio Express-News

The first rooftop helipad in the Department of Defense was opened recently at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. (see full story)... Read more

Approval for Multinational Aviation Training Centre in Czech Republic

Approval for Multinational Aviation Training Centre in Czech Republic

1-Jun-2012Source: Czech Ministry of Defence

The Chicago NATO Summit, held 20 and 21 May 2012, agreed the Czech project to create and lead the Multinational Aviation Training Centre for allied air forces within the Smart Defence initiative to share capabilities. The Czech Republic has been a lead country of the HIP Helicopter Task Force Initiative since 2009, and an administrator... Read more

Raytheon wins $12M contract for MH-60 sonar maintenance

Raytheon wins $12M contract for MH-60 sonar maintenance

1-Jun-2012Source: US DoD

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded a $12,218,916 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-08-G-0013) for specialized test equipment and “golden units” necessary to perform depot level repairs to identified airborne low frequency sonar components in support of the MH-60 aircraft.  This effort is targeted to augment... Read more

RAF Odiham unveils Chinook gate guardian

RAF Odiham unveils Chinook gate guardian

1-Jun-2012Source: Basingstoke Observer

Government defence secretary Philip Hammond  was at RAF Odiham last Thursday to meet serving RAF personnel and unveil a new ‘Gate Guardian’ – a retired Chinook helicopter which had been donated by Boeing Rotorcraft UK. (see full story) File photo Editor update – the said aircraft flew as 03-08003 in the US Army, and the... Read more

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