31-Jan-2013
Emergency landing after electrical malfunction... Read more
25-Jan-2013Source: US Army
The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command with U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and Program Executive Office Aviation facilitated and delivered three Bell 407 Scout helicopters to Iraqi Army Aviation today. This marks the sixth completed delivery of Iraqi Armed 407 Scout helicopter through Foreign Military Sales that began in 2010. “Many of the organizations... Read more
20-Jan-2013Source: Boeing
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], and Boeing [NYSE: BA] signed a teaming agreement on Jan. 13 to submit a joint proposal in response to the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate solicitation for the Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 program. The JMR TD supports the... Read more
20-Jan-2013Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $90.6 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system. The firm, fixed price contract provides a comprehensive sustainment solution that enables mission readiness, reduces operation and support costs, and drives reliability and maintainability improvements.... Read more
17-Jan-2013Source: US Army
The 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion began fielding 30 new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, replacing the current UH-60L models, Jan 7, and is scheduled to finish receiving equipment sometime between late February and early March. The new model UH-60M Black Hawk features a complete digital cockpit versus the previous analog cockpit, making it more user-friendly for... Read more
16-Jan-2013Source: Telephonics
Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF), announced today that the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Command (AMCOM) in Huntsville, AL has awarded a five (5) year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for its TruLink® Wireless Intercommunication System with a value of $33M. This contract is for full-rate production of the... Read more
11-Jan-2013Source: FlightGlobal
“Right now, we are currently fielding the first unit equipped, our FUE [first unit equipped] unit, with Echo-models, and we’re on track to meet that fielding schedule,” says Col Jeff Hager, the army’s Apache programme manager. (see full story)... Read more
11-Jan-2013Source: US Army
The Royal Dutch Shell Arctic drilling rig Kulluk Salvage was hit with a storm New Year’s Eve that ran it onto an Alaska island and caused a power outage. The Kulluk is a circular drill barge that does not have propulsion, and needed heavy equipment to restore operational power. The U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 52nd... Read more
9-Jan-2013
U.S. Army leaders want more information before they approve a multibillion-dollar competition to replace the Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warriors, which may delay a decision on the matter by several months, an Army official said Tuesday. (see full story)... Read more
9-Jan-2013Source: US Army
During the course of the last several months, two medevac companies in Task Force Hammerhead have participated in a trial program developed by the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade that enables flight medics to administer blood products to wounded Soldiers during the Soldiers’ en-route flight care and movement to a medical facility. The 3-25th General Support... Read more
4-Jan-2013Source: US DoD
EADS North America Inc., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $26,298,512 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure contractor logistics support for Mission Equipment Packages for the Light Utility Helicopter program. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2016. One... Read more
3-Jan-2013Source: US Army Research Lab
A project involving the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL’s) cold spray technology was named one of six environment technology Projects of the Year, recognized for research and technology developments with significant benefits to the Department of Defense (DoD). The Supersonic Particle Deposition for Repair of Magnesium Aircraft Components project, led by Victor K. Champagne, Jr.,... Read more
1-Jan-2013Source: Star-Telegram
Richard Aboulafia, analyst for The Teal Group in Washington D.C., expects the US Army will stick with the Kiowa “because it makes budget sense” (see full story)... Read more
19-Dec-2012Source: Matrix Composites
Matrix Composites, Inc. announced today the award of a significant contract from Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC) to produce carbon fiber reinforced composite Hardback assemblies for the U. S. Army’s Reduced Weight Missile Launcher (RWML) Program. The project was awarded to Matrix Composites to continue the US Army’s Armed Scout Helicopter (ASH) and Joint Attack Munition... Read more
6-Dec-2012Source: US Army
Over the skies east of San Jose, a Black Hawk helicopter was seen flying low and slow Nov. 5. There were pilots aboard the aircraft, but all maneuvers during this flight were being conducted autonomously. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s Aviation and Missile Center successfully demonstrated low-level autonomous behaviors in a flight... Read more
28-Nov-2012Source: General Dynamics
General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies has delivered the 1,000th precision-machined beryllium sensor housing to DRS Technologies, Inc. DRS integrates the sensor housings into the Mast Mounted Sight (MMS) for the U.S. Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter. “We are very proud of the continued hard work and dedication exhibited by our employees on this project,” said... Read more
28-Nov-2012Source: Barfield
The U.S. Army Contracting Command, global contracting support provider for the Army’s tactical aircraft, awarded Barfield a 5-year contract for the maintenance of its Alkan Electro Mechanical Release units, placed on the US Army’s Bell 406 Helicopters. Within the scope of this contract, Barfield will provide depot level repair solutions from its facility in Miami... Read more
28-Nov-2012Source: Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to research and develop an Advanced Variable-Speed Power Turbine (AVSPOT) to meet the range and lift requirements for current and future force rotorcraft. The AVSPOT program is an initiative by the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate,... Read more
20-Nov-2012Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $34,125,819 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. The award will provide for the funding of AH-64 Apache Block III System Development and Demonstration Phase. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting... Read more
20-Nov-2012Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded an $804,426,634 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide for the procurement of UH-60M and HH-60M helicopters and to fund associated engineering, program management, provisioning, technical publications, logistics support and related funding. Work will be performed in Stratford, with an... Read more
7-Nov-2012Source: US Army
Two U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilots from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, received the Cross of Military Valor with Silver Star, one of the highest French military awards, during a ceremony Oct. 23, 2012, in Washington, D.C. Capt. Benjamin H. March and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keenan A. Bachmeyer each earned the... Read more
2-Nov-2012Source: US DoD
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a $33,410,210 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of Bell Helicopter Huey II Aircraft and related support services. Work will be performed in Hurst, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army... Read more
1-Nov-2012Source: US Army
The Defense Acquisition Board decision regarding full-rate production for the Apache Block III helicopter program was announced Oct. 24 by Army officials at a briefing in Washington, D.C. Additionally, Apache project manager Col. Jeffrey Hager confirmed that the Apache Block III is being redesignated as an AH-64E model. The announcement event was attended by 20... Read more
1-Nov-2012Source: Saab
Defence and security company Saab has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the system installed on a Blackhawk helicopter. Saab secured the order in cooperation with the contract prime, BAE Systems Inc. for the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD)... Read more
29-Oct-2012Source: Honeywell
Honeywell announced that its Spectra Shield® ballistic material will be used to improve armor protection on U.S. Army helicopters. The Protective Group, Inc. (TPG), a leading developer and integrator of lightweight composite armor for military aircraft, is incorporating Spectra Shield material into armor upgrades for U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. “Spectra Shield... Read more
18-Oct-2012Source: US Army
It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Army and especially for the soldiers in the 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. The last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston,... Read more
17-Oct-2012Source: US Army
With all of the innovations that have taken place on the battlefield and in the air over the last 37 years, it might be difficult for some to believe that the Army is still using helicopters that were in use during the Vietnam War. Yet, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopter is still widely used... Read more
15-Oct-2012Source: US Air Force
The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently landed a new training tool that upgrades the helicopter maintenance courses it offers to students from Latin American partner nations. The arrival of an Army UH-1H helicopter at IAAFA’s 318th Training Squadron is expected to meet the growing needs of students who are here... Read more
12-Oct-2012Source: US Army
After going through three major acquisition milestones, battling through challenges such as a Nun-McCurdy breach, and countless days of travel associated with the job and being away from the family, the product manager for Apache Block III is retiring from the Army after more than 20 years in service. Lt. Col. Dan Bailey relinquished his... Read more
8-Oct-2012Source: US Army
It is often thought that a warrant officer in an Army Aviation unit is only a pilot. That is certainly not the case. The aviation field also demands that experts are on hand as maintenance technicians to ensure that those pilots have a working aircraft to fly. In the Kentucky National Guard, some aviation warrant... Read more
8-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
Simmonds Precision Products, Vergennes, Vt., was awarded a $32,728,880 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of electro-mechanical actuators for the Black Hawk helicopter. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The... Read more
8-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
Honeywell International, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded a $13,965,978 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of equipment in support of the CH-47 aircraft. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 26, 2017. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command,... Read more
8-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
L3 Communication Systems — West, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a $14,519,316 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Level-2 manned-unmanned product improvement plan B-Kit production hardware. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2015. One bid was... Read more
7-Oct-2012Source: Boeing
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a five-year Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for CH-47 Chinook support, an arrangement that reduces customer costs while allowing Boeing to invest in improving products and processes. The $185 million contract covers management of the production, overhaul and distribution of the Army’s supply of Chinook helicopter rotor blades.... Read more
7-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded an $8,645,717 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of CH-47F cargo-platform health environment field demonstration kits. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting... Read more
7-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $17,090,939 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the Improved Vibration Control Systems in support of the CH-47. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The... Read more
7-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
Woodward Inc., Loves Park, Ill., was awarded an $18,245,835 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the fuel control applicable to the UH-60 helicopter. Work will be performed in Loves Park, Ill., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2017. Two bids were solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army... Read more
7-Oct-2012Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $42,019,356 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the upgrade and overhaul services of the main rotor blade. Work will be performed in Shelton, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S.... Read more
28-Sep-2012Source: US DoD
Evergreen Helicopter Inc., McMinnville, Ore., was awarded a $10,122,153 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the transportation services for personnel and equipment. Work will be performed in Central African Republic, with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting... Read more
28-Sep-2012Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $44,457,596 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the gearbox accessory in support of the UH-60. Work will be performed in Stratford, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2012. Two bids were solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command,... Read more
19-Sep-2012Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded contract SPM4AX-12-D-9402/ZB07. The award is a firm-fixed-price, sole source contract with a maximum $42,820,123 for helicopter rotor blades. There are no other locations of performance. Using military service is Army. There was one solicitation with one response. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Army Working Capital Funds. The... Read more
19-Sep-2012Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the award of the Combat Tempered Platform Demonstration (CTPD) contract from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). This program will build upon and improve the BLACK HAWK platform’s already high operational durability and survivability by developing and integrating a suite of advanced new technologies and establishing their benefits... Read more
10-Sep-2012Source: Cobham
Cobham has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at some $15 million to supply On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS) Nitrogen Inert Units for US Army AH-64 Apache helicopters. Cobham is providing a new configuration of Nitrogen Inert Unit (NIU) that will increase safety, improve supportability, and extend sustainment for... Read more
5-Sep-2012
“An ISAF helicopter has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in two ISAF fatalities. We are investigating,” a spokesman for NATO’s U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said. The two casualties were later named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of... Read more
30-Aug-2012
Force landing in corn field. No apparent damage.... Read more
29-Aug-2012Source: Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Team Apache suppliers worldwide are applauding the news that the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has surpassed 3.5 million flight hours. The Army’s aviation program office said that the milestone of endurance and reliability was reached in June as Apache crews flew combat missions in Afghanistan, participated in exercises in... Read more
28-Aug-2012Source: US DoD
Breeze-Eastern, Whippany, N.J., was awarded an $8,228,539 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul services of a winch in support of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in Whippany, with an estimated completion date of July 26, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S.... Read more
28-Aug-2012
Attempting to land in the regional command-east section of Afghanistan when the “non-hostile incident” occurred.... Read more
20-Aug-2012Source: US DoD
EADS-NA, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $19,811,574 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure contractor logistic support for the UH-72A program. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S.... Read more
20-Aug-2012Source: Hensel Phelps
Two press releases in a short space of time:- Hensel Phelps Construction Co. was awarded a $10.8 Million Design-Build contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers for the 13th Command Battalion – Air Traffic Control Tower / Airfield Operations Building, at Fort Carson Colorado. To address the military’s current energy security and sustainability needs,... Read more
17-Aug-2012Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $37,243,348 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the engineering services in support of the Advanced Chinook rotor blade tooling. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one... Read more
16-Aug-2012
Helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans... Read more
14-Aug-2012Source: Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue developing a technology that improves helicopters’ maneuverability and performance, through an $18 million U.S. Army contract for Phase II of the Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS) program. The advanced rotorcraft flight control system, a joint development project between Boeing and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD)*, reduces aircrew workload... Read more
1-Aug-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Polish manufacturer PZL-Mielec, a Sikorsky subsidiary, is being quoted by local media Warsaw Voice as landing a manufacturing contract worth up to $350M. PZL Mielec will manufacture Black Hawk cockpits and tail booms under a five-year contract which calls for up to 250 units of each for the UH-60M and HH-60M Medevac versions of the... Read more
30-Jul-2012Source: US DoD
Prototype Engineering, Gardena, Calif., was awarded a $30,011,568 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul of the UH-60 Black Hawk’s spindle head rotary. Work will be performed in Gardena, Calif., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2017. Three bids were solicited, with four bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone... Read more
20-Jul-2012Source: US Army
It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Army and especially for the soldiers in the 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. The last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired†from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston,... Read more
20-Jul-2012Source: US DoD
Rosoboronexport FGUP, Moscow, Russia, was awarded a $171,380,636 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 10 additional Mi-17 helicopters. Work will be performed in Russia, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command,... Read more
16-Jul-2012Source: US DoD
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded a $13,879,930 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of the upgraded single channel full authority digital engine control retrofit of OH-58D fleet. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, with an estimated completion date of July 29, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid... Read more
16-Jul-2012Source: US DoD
Logistics Services International, Jacksonville, Fla., was awarded an $11,602,225 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure UH-60M Black Hawk Maintenance Trainers. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla., with an estimated completion date of June 28, 2017. Sixteen bids were solicited, with two bids received. The U.S.... Read more
16-Jul-2012Source: Hamilton Sundstrand
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:Â UTX), was recently awarded a multi-year Overhaul & Repair contract from the U.S. Army for BLACK HAWK helicopter T700 fuel controls, with initial delivery orders starting in 2012 and covering a period of performance through 2017. “Hamilton Sundstrand is pleased to be selected to provide maintenance... Read more
10-Jul-2012Source: Sikorsky
The U.S. Army and Navy today signed an $8.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), to buy a baseline quantity of 653 BLACK HAWK and SEAHAWK® helicopters through December 2017. The five-year contract will yield significant savings for the U.S. Government compared with purchasing the same quantity across five... Read more
4-Jul-2012Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland North America, Inc. completed a week of flight demonstrations for the U.S. Army as it moves forward with its Armed Aerial Scout program. AgustaWestland performed the Armed Aerial Scout demonstrations with the AW139M as a technology demonstrator. AgustaWestland plans to propose a military variant of the AW169 for the mission, based on the U.S.... Read more
3-Jul-2012Source: ReportLinker
This research forecasts the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) helicopter market, including general trends and program analysis. This market includes seven classifications of helicopter platforms as well as miscellaneous helicopter parts and services. Military helicopters provide end users with many capabilities, including air-to-ground attack and assault, troop and cargo transport, intelligence and surveillance gathering, resupply,... Read more
28-Jun-2012Source: Wired
This month, the Army planned to deploy to Afghanistan an unusual new drone: an unmanned eye-in-the-sky helicopter programmed to use high-tech cameras to monitor vast amounts of territory. But now the drone might be lucky to be deployed at all, as the Army has moved to shut down production — possibly ending the program forever.... Read more
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
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
8-Jun-2012Source: US Army
The Army delivered the first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior upgraded under the Wartime Replacement Aircraft (WRA) Program to the Warfighter at a roll-out ceremony at Corpus Christi Army Depot on June 7, 2012. CCAD Commander, Col. Christopher B. Carlile handed over the aircraft’s log books to Lt. Col Paul A. Cravey, Squadron Commander for the Air... Read more
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
6-Jun-2012
Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan, military officials reported. The pair were later named as Capt. Scott P. Pace, 33, of Brawley, California and Lt. Mathew G. Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla, Washington. This report states they took fire from insurgents... Read more
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
5-Jun-2012
Precautionary landing on flight out of the Army Support Facility in Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot had noticed unusual engine noise and seen smoke... Read more
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 Nucleoel̩ctrica Argentina РSociedad Anonima (NASA). The aim of the contract is to upgrade... Read more
31-May-2012Source: Senator Leahy
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced a new $9,921,634 U.S. Army contract with the Goodrich Corporation for 80 additional units of its groundbreaking helicopter maintenance diagnostic system, produced at the company’s facility in Vergennes, Vt. The Army is purchasing Goodrich’s Health and Usage Management Systems (HUMS), which give mechanics feedback on a helicopter’s engine performance, structural... Read more
29-May-2012Source: US Army
There is no better exchange that proves more effective, helps solve problems and identifies better opportunities for efficiencies and improvement in products and services than a face-to-face interaction between all the stakeholders. That’s exactly what transpired at the Utility Helicopters Users’ Conference May 22-24 at the Von Braun Center. “This week is about our soldiers... Read more
17-May-2012Source: US Army
At approximately 8:15 p.m. May 15 the Fort Hood Police Station received a call from a Killeen resident to report an unknown object falling into an open field adjacent to Aquarius Drive and Trimmier Drive in Killeen, Texas, from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Killeen Police Department responded and located the object which was impaled into... Read more
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