10-Sep-2009Source: Kaman
Kaman Aerospace has been awarded a five-year contract with a potential value of $53 million to build composite helicopter blade skins and skin core assemblies for Bell Helicopters. Under the terms of the contract, Kaman will provide 18 different assemblies for H1, 406, 407, 412, 427, 429, 430 and BA609 aircraft.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Defence Talk
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 will be the first squadron to utilize the Bell UH-1Y “Yankee” while conducting combat operations in support of the ground combat element and other coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: BAE Systems
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed the first order for a new generation of helmet-mounted displays developed by BAE Systems. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems incorporating BAE Systems’ Q-Sight™ display, for its Lynx Mk8 helicopters.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Development of the new eight-tonne battlefield support helicopter has been ongoing for the past five years and a full-scale mock up of the aircraft has is on display at the DSEi exhibition in London’s Docklands.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
With its presence at this year’s Defence Systems & Equipment International show (DSEi) at booth # 1475 in South Hall, Eurocopter focuses on the UK military market with its requirements for SAR and medium helicopter capabilities. 1:5 scale mock-ups of the EC725/225 and the NH90 are on display. Eurocopter is a strong partner of UK... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
Eurocopter displays a 1:5 scale mock-up of its EC225 medium-class helicopter on its booth # 1475 in South Hall at DSEi 2009. The EC225 has been proposed for this requirement by AirKnight, the teaming of Lockheed Martin UK, VT Group and British International Helicopters.... Read more
10-Sep-2009
10-Sep-09 AMHT-208 Mil Mi-17 nr Veracruz, Mexico... Read more
10-Sep-2009
10-Sep-09 AgustaWestland Lynx Lynton, Devon, UK... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: DefPro
This Wednesday, September 9, a farewell ceremony for the helicopter “Alouette II” will be held at the military base Bierset, Belgium.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Flightglobal
PZL Swidnik has unveiled two projects based on the further development of its W-3 Sokol utility helicopter design.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Vail Daily
Only five Hueys remain in the Colorado Army National Guard fleet, but Tuesday the aircraft earned a final salute during a ceremonial fly-by at the High Altitude Army Training Site at the Eagle County Regional Airport.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Santa Rosa Press Gazette
Tuesday NAS Whiting Field and Training Air Wing FIVE reached a milestone for contract maintenance.Cmdr. Michael Fisher, Commander of HT-8 and three others logged the milestone of 2,000,000 flight hours at Whiting Field under contract maintenance.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Armed Forces Bowl
Bell Helicopter has renewed its title sponsorship of the Armed Forces Bowl for two more years according to John Garrison, president and chief executive officer of Bell Helicopter, and Brant Ringler, the game’s executive director, in a joint announcement.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma A/S today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multimission helicopter to the Danish Government.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Xinhua
Malaysia plans to purchase EC-725 Cougar helicopters from the Eurocopter by the end of 2009, according to Malaysia’s Defense Ministry source.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Telegraph
The disaster over the Mull of Kintyre, in which 25 of the top MI5, Army and RUC Special Branch officers combating terrorism in Northern Ireland were lo;;ed, has been blamed on the “gross negligence” of the pilots. But a document obtained by The Daily Telegraph indicated that those in charge of RAF helicopter safety gave... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Business Insider
Textron Inc. spent $880,000 lobbying in the second quarter on the defense spending bill, future buys of the V-22 Osprey and more, according to a recent disclosure form.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: FLIR
FLIR Systems announced that it has received a $4.9 million U.S. Government Foreign Military Sale (FMS) order for the Colombian Army and Air Force.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Pall Corp
Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification systems and technologies, announced that it has signed an agreement with Russian Helicopters, JSC to provide Centrisep® air cleaner filters for Mil Mi-8 and Mi-17 civil transport helicopters.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Kaman
Kaman Aerospace Corporation has received an $864,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps on behalf of Team K-MAX to demonstrate the ability of the Unmanned K-MAX(R) helicopter to deliver cargo to troops in extreme environments and at high altitudes... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: DefPro
The Senate in plenary session approved two draft resolutions that authorize the Union of Brazil to obtain foreign loans amounting to 6.088 billion euros to build the first Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine as well as four conventional submarines, and for the production of 50 Eurocopter EC-725 transport helicopters.... Read more
4-Sep-2009
4-Sep-09 Bell OH-58 Redding Municipal Airport, US-California... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: MDT Arnor
The armor ordered is AoA’s newest lightweight armor introduced earlier this year, which includes protection for the cockpit and the cabin, and can easily be removed for operations outside the danger zone.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Korea Times
South Korea’s attack helicopter acquisition plan has had a fresh twist, as military authorities here appear to give second thoughts about the purchase of refurbished U.S. Apache helicopters and instead give an idea of building indigenous attack helicopters the benefit of the doubt.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Reed Exhibitions
Helitech is fielding one of its largest ever displays of static helicopters this year. No less than 32 helicopters will be on show outside the exhibition to allow visitors a closer look at a wide variety of rotary wing types in a range of formats from VIP and utility to police and emergency services.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: GAR
Eurocopter’s Panther has been quietly serving the French Navy for well over a decade with 36 Flotille, Tony Osborne reports for GAR on what the squadron has been up to in recent years, and what the future holds for the aircraft in this changing Air Arm.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: News Leader
The Missouri National Guard wants to use the space to meet current mission demands of the 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group. That group operates a rotary wing aircraft repair and maintenance facility near the old terminal on West Kearney Street.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: BAE Systems
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science officially opened the company’s new, purpose built hangars at Townsville Airport. The facility, built at a cost of $10 million, is the home of BAE Systems’ support program for the Australian Army’s Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter fleets, and provides employment for 140 people.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Coast Guard
On August 13, 2009, the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s HH-60 Conversion and Sustainment Project, in conjunction with the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) at Elizabeth City, N.C., delivered the fourth converted MH-60T Medium Range Recovery helicopter (tail number CG 6032).... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Marine Corps
Two Marine Corps aviation units combined forces at the Combat Center’s Prospect training area to prepare for their deployments later this year. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, both from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., tested their knowledge, skills, and a new aircraft during the training.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
A British Chinook helicopter was deliberately destroyed by ISAF Forces at 1605 local time having sustained damage on landing approximately 10km East of Sangin at 0530 this morning, Sunday 30 August 2009.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-371 have been working diligently on the expansion of Camp Bastion airfield. Once finished, it will be one of the largest airfields in the Marine Corps, with multiple interconnected taxiways and aircraft maintenance bays.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Kaman says it does not expect to see a sale of former Australian SH-2G(I) Super Sea Sprite helicopters for at least another 12 months but is confirming that it is now in talks with seven countries on possible deals.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The US Army’s aviation directorate says that it has now carried out initial software integration for the video from unmanned aircraft systems for interoperability teaming (VUIT-2) system aboard a Boeing OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter as part of plans for a fleet role out aboard that aircraft type.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
The 50th anniversary of the legendary S-61â„¢ helicopter will be celebrated during the 12th annual International SEA KINGâ„¢ Maintenance Symposium, kicking off today at the Omni Hotel in New Haven... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The production marks the beginning of a new helicopter in the Sikorsky product line, an international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter.... Read more
2-Sep-2009
3-Sep-09 Mil Mi-17 Sinaycocha, Peru... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: East Valley Tribune
A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for two former employees of Boeing at its Mesa plant to sue the company for discrimination.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Denel
The ground tests involved various assessments to ensure that all components required for the aircraft to lift off the ground were in perfect working order.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Todays Zaman
Letter found in suspect’s home suggests that individuals accepted a bribe from helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky in a Gendarmerie General Command tender.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Israel National News
Looking to bolster its air support capabilities for possible future operations in Lebanon and Gaza, the Israel Air Force (IAF) has begun testing Black Hawk utility helicopters upgraded with offensive air-to-surface missile launchers and a rapid-fire cannon.... Read more
31-Aug-2009
31-Aug-09 Bell B206 Hat Yai district, Thailand... Read more
30-Aug-2009
30-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Lycoming
Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced Michael Kraft as its new senior vice president and general manager, replacing Ian Walsh who was promoted to Chief Innovation Officer at Textron Systems... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
As part of an effort to improve helicopter performance, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps. The effort is jointly funded by Sikorsky and the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE has been awarded a contract by Eurocopter to perform major upgrades on two CAE-built CH-53 full-mission simulators operated at the German Army Aviation School at Buckeburg.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Defense News
Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported this month that the ship, which can carry 16 heavy helicopters, 470 airborne troops and other gear, costs 700 million euros ($995 million).... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
Russian Helicopters, JSC, and Turbomeca have signed a memorandum on engine deliveries for the first Russian light turbine helicopter Sapsan (Mi-34S2) at MAKS airshow.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced it has delivered enhancements to the HELOTRAC RL((R)) maintenance management system for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) to the LUH program and is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Ulan-Ude
On the 24th of August 2009 the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev visited Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in the context of the official visit to the Republic of Buryatia.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Thales
Thales has secured an order from prime contractor Australian Aerospace to upgrade the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight Display Modules fitted to Australia’s Tiger helicopters. TopOwl HMSD links the pilot directly to the armaments, night-vision and navigation systems of the army’s armed reconnaissance helicopters.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Redwood Times
Coast Guard helicopters flying around Humboldt County will now be able to provide a more integrated response to search and rescue missions due to the arrival of the latest version of the Dolphin helicopter.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Washington Post
He later served a tour in Korea and did three tours in Vietnam, the final one as commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive in 1968. In his career, he also oversaw the Army aviation school in Fort Rucker, Ala., and helped develop plans for using helicopters to go behind enemy... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace now offers Bell Helicopter-certified airframe repair capability for the OH-58 (Kiowa) A and C models, via its new maintenance fixture located at the company’s Andalusia, Alabama helicopter repair and overhaul operation.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Kansas.com
Boeing Wichita’s Leanne Caret has a big change ahead of her. Caret is leaving Wichita, where she’s served as general manager of the global transport and executive systems operations.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Novosti
Russia is concluding talks with Saudi Arabia on selling 30 Mi-171B helicopters, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday. “We are in a final stage of talks on the purchase of 30 helicopters and hope to sign the deal in September,” the source told RIA Novosti.... Read more
27-Aug-2009
27-Aug-09 Sikorsky CH-53 Topsail Beach, US-North Carolina... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Pocono Record
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association has elected Bill “Moon” Mullen of Pocono Pines to its Executive Council, a five member group that oversees the entire activities of the more than 8,000 active dues-paying pilots.... Read more
24-Aug-2009
24-Aug-09 Bell OH-58 Nez Perce County, US-Idaho... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Canadian Press
he Canadian officer who will oversee the first flights of Canada’s new fleet of navy helicopters next year says the choppers currently can’t pass an endurance test that requires them to fly for nearly three hours in extreme conditions.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Alibaba
Eurocopter, a unit of aerospace giant European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co is likely to sell two EC225 helicopters to China’s Ministry of Transport, the LA Tribune reported on Monday.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: US Army
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Yesterday with a handshake and the passing of a log book and keys, representatives from the Utility Helicopter Project Office to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency marked the delivery of the first of four UH-60M aircraft that will enter CBP service by July 2010.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Aviaport
In Russia in 2009 will be built about 220 helicopters of various purposes against 169 units last year, said on Wednesday at the air show MAKS-2009 CEO of “Helicopters of Russia” Andrei Shibitov.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Wired
A five-year investigation into the mission led to the conviction of the Army official in charge and the contractor who bought the helicopters on charges of corruption.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Reuters
A new high-tech helicopter that was designed to whisk U.S. President Barack Obama to safety in the event of a nuclear attack had a secret capability — cooking.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Free Internet Press
Article covers both A400MÂ and NH90 programs... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: RAF
An RAF Boulmer Search and Rescue Radar/Winch Operator has reached a momentous milestone in his career, recording 10,000 flying hours in a Sea King helicopter.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace announced that it has awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force in support of its fleet of Bell H-1H helicopters valued at approximately $15M USD over a five year period.... Read more
19-Aug-2009
19-Aug-09 Sikorsky UH-60 Mount Massive, Leadville, US-Colorado... Read more
19-Aug-2009
19-Aug-09 Boeing CH-47 Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: Nodiac
The field of active rotor control through the use of trailing edge flaps has been widely covered in the literature. Although the benefit of reducing the vibration levels by up to 80% is widely recognised, no application has reached commercial success up to now.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: Engineering News
DSA has been one of the local companies which received offset, or industrial participation, work, and technology and skills transfer, in return for orders placed with overseas companies to re-equip the South African Air Force (SAAF). “We’ve certainly benefited from the offsets programmes,†she says.... Read more
