4-Feb-2011
Warning light led to emergency landing in snowy field. No indication of any damage or injuries... Read more
2-Feb-2011Source: US DoD
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $95,946,830 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for various assembly parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal,... Read more
2-Feb-2011Source: US Army
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – The U.S. Army‟s 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii are reviewing the aviation training plan in response to comments, received from the Big Island community, on the proposed use of several landing zones on the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Issues arose... Read more
2-Feb-2011Source: US DoD
SPX Precision Components, Newington, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $20,338,620 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for main rotor swash plate assembly. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone... Read more
27-Jan-2011Source: FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has been awarded a delivery order totaling $15.8 million for its Star SAFIRE® II stabilized multi-sensor systems to support the U.S. Army MEDEVAC program. The units delivered under this order will be employed on the Army MEDEVAC UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Work under... Read more
16-Jan-2011Source: Wired
Tomorrow’s Apache operators “will add command and control†over the Grey Eagles, said Tim Owings, the civilian deputy head of the Army’s drone-development program, on a conference call... Read more
16-Jan-2011Source: US Army
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the chief of staff of the Army, made his first visit to tour Corpus Christi Army Depot, and to thank the workforce. Casey wanted to get a first-hand look at the rotary wing production capabilities, review new facilities under construction and meet the employees. Casey packed in hundreds of handshakes... Read more
6-Jan-2011Source: ISAF
Coalition service members flew to Patrol Base Taalanda to improve the helicopter landing zone recently. The improved landing zone will reduce brown out conditions created by helicopter rotor wash. It will also make the area more discernable from its surroundings and level the landing zone, which was an unconstructed, secured area attached to the patrol... Read more
6-Jan-2011Source: US Army
Iraqis with the Iraqi Emergency Security Unit completed emergency medical technician training, Dec. 28, after five weeks of coursework with U.S. Army medics. Provided by the “Thunderhorse” medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, the training began in late November. Instruction was provided to Iraqi Police, the Emergency Security Unit and... Read more
6-Jan-2011Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $10,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for training, equipping, sustaining, and other support and services for the CH-47F Chinook program. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with... Read more
5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $52,509,992 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 23, 2010. The award will provide for 12 UH-72A Light Utility Helicopters, 12 Airborne Radio Communication systems and two Engine Inlet Barrier Filters. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012. One bid was... Read more
5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $50,116,093 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010. The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the APACHE weapon system. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one... Read more
5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $44,869,770 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010. The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the CHINOOK weapon system. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one... Read more
5-Jan-2011Source: Burlington Free Press
The Guard’s C Company of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment deployed in November with a dozen HH-60M helicopters, the latest medical variant of the Army’s Black Hawk, the military said in a report... Read more
5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $241,957,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for 11 CH-47F Chinook remanufactured aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command,... Read more
5-Jan-2011
Precautionary landing made after warning light illumination. Later departed. One of crew wearing Boeing flight uniform. Likely on test flight out of Boeing facility at Milville Municipal Airport... Read more
20-Dec-2010Source: US DoD
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $48,766,679 firm-fixed-price contract. Â This award will provide logistical support for the AH-64 Apache modernized and legacy target acquisition designation sight assembly and pilot night vision sensor assembly system. Â This includes repair and maintenance of line replaceable units and line replaceable modules to support the... Read more
14-Dec-2010
Training accident – student seriouslyinjured, instructor killed... Read more
9-Dec-2010Source: EADS North America
Arlington, Virginia and Grand Prairie, Texas, December 8, 2010 – EADS North America today announced that it has flown the second of three company-funded Armed Aerial Scout 72X Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA). The flight took place yesterday at the company’s American Eurocopter facility in Grand Prairie, Texas and lasted 40 minutes. The objective of this... Read more
5-Dec-2010Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Nov. 24 a $50,676,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The purpose of this contract modification is to obligate funding CH-47F Cargo (Chinook) helicopter production Lot 10 long lead items. Work is to be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid... Read more
4-Dec-2010Source: Colorado Springs Independent
Resident seeking to know how many training flights a new 120-helicopter combat aviation brigade, if approved, would make over forest land to the west and plains to the east of Fort Carson. Army refused... Read more
25-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal
The Philippine air force will receive five used Bell UH-1 transport helicopters under a deal facilitated by the US Army Security Assistance Comman... Read more
23-Nov-2010
Instructor and student suffered minor injuries in an accident during helicopter flight training... Read more
22-Nov-2010Source: US Army
As part of upgrading the Army’s air fleet, 140 of 345 planned UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters have been delivered and are currently being broken-in throughout the force. Aiding homeland security, search and rescue missions, medical evacuations, and security and support, Lakotas are smaller, more affordable and more technologically advanced than older counterparts such as... Read more
19-Nov-2010Source: QuesTek Innovations
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Army to demonstrate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium C61 steel to the forward rotor shaft of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The 2-year contract is valued at $729,958. Working in conjunction with the Army, Boeing and key industry... Read more
16-Nov-2010Source: US Army Europe
WIESBADEN, Germany — Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the Feb. 3 Army helicopter crash that killed three U.S. soldiers near Mannheim, Germany, but revealed several miscues made by the unit and the flight crew before takeoff. The purpose of the ill-fated UH-60 flight, dubbed Duke 27, was to conduct pilot proficiency training,... Read more
9-Nov-2010Source: US DoD
Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Oct. 29 a $75,233,988 firm-fixed-price performance based logistics for the Apache (AH-64D) D unique components. Work is to be performed in Mesa Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Aviation & Missile Command Contracting Center, CCAMAL-O, Redstone... Read more
9-Nov-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have signed a $30 million Technology Investment Agreement to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under the Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program. The FARDS program is focused on critical performance and affordability enhancing drive system technologies for the... Read more
4-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal
Boeing is now pitching the AH-6S helicopter as a less costly alternative for the US Army than upgrading 330 Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scouts.... Read more
3-Nov-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced that the U.S. Army initiated a contract for the OH-58 “A2D” cabin conversion upgrade program for the highly successful OH-58 platform. “We are pleased and proud that the United States Army has awarded us the first phase of the “A2D” agreement,” said John L. Garrison, president... Read more
2-Nov-2010Source: US Army
orpus Christ Army Depot sent its first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior back to the fight during a roll-out ceremony held in the depot’s Hangar 44, Oct. 14, 2010. The unprecedented OH-58D crash battle damage repair is the first step to increasing the number of Kiowa Warriors at a time when cost-effective measures are critical to support... Read more
2-Nov-2010Source: Rubb Building Systems
Rubb Building Systems and Cocoon, Inc. recently collaborated in the installation of a fixedbase maintenance hangar for Army Fleet Support. Based at the Fort Rucker Army Base in Alabama, the helicopter hangar shall be used for training and maintenance of several types of Helicopters. The structure has a clear span width of 150′ wide, utilizes... Read more
28-Oct-2010Source: EADS North America
As its role in American military operations expands, the EADS North America-supplied UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter continues to receive high marks from the U.S. Army for its performance and mission diversity. These key qualities were underscored today during a joint program update for journalists in Washington, D.C., where officials from the Army and EADS... Read more
26-Oct-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced that the U.S. Army Aviation awarded a new designation for the highly successful OH 58 platform. “We are pleased and proud that the United States Army has awarded the OH 58 “F†designation to our helicopter,†said John L. Garrison, president and chief executive officer of... Read more
26-Oct-2010Source: EADS North America
Arlington, Virginia, October 26, 2010 – The UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter, which is supplied by EADS North America, has surpassed the 40,000-flight hour milestone in operational service with the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. Built at the company’s American Eurocopter facility in Columbus, Miss., a total of 138 Lakotas have been delivered to... Read more
26-Oct-2010Source: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract potentially worth $457 million to provide the U.S. Army’s Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) with advanced AN/APR-39 radar warning receivers required by the nation’s warfighters to effectively navigate today’s modern battlefield. Under the terms of the sole-source, five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract, the company will... Read more
26-Oct-2010Source: Raytheon
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will pursue a prime contractor role in response to the U.S. Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) request for proposal. CIRCM will protect combat helicopters and other aircraft by jamming the infrared guidance systems of heat-seeking missiles and diverting the missiles away from the aircraft. Raytheon’s CIRCM solution, known as Scorpion, will... Read more
25-Oct-2010Source: EADS North America
EADS North America announced today at the Association of the U.S. Army annual convention that its Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) industry team is preparing for the first flight of one of three company-funded Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA). The EADS North America-led industry team, comprised of Lockheed Martin (LMT 71.70, +0.29, +0.41%) , Eurocopter and... Read more
25-Oct-2010Source: Boeing
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will showcase a wide array of solutions for the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 25-27 in Washington. Army modernization initiatives, unmanned systems, airlift and attack/reconnaissance platforms, network-centric technologies, cybersecurity solutions, logistics support, and logistics command and control will be highlighted... Read more
25-Oct-2010Source: Boeing
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received a $247 million contract to begin Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the U.S. Army’s AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter, the most advanced multi-role combat helicopter in the world. The contract, signed by the U.S. government on Oct. 22, covers production of eight Apache Block... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 29 a $11,999,984 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The purpose of this delivery order is to perform 57,700 hours of engineering services support of CH-47F Chinook helicopter non-recurring engineering to include integration of engineering change proposals, product improvement, and other modifications to the CH-47F cargo helicopter. Work is... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Sept. 29 a $37,822,935 firm-fixed-price contract. This procurement is for the exercise of an option to purchase two UH-60M aircraft and one HH-60M aircraft for the Army. Work is to be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012. One sole-source bid... Read more
15-Oct-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 30 a $43,526,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The purpose of this contract modification is to exercise the option for two CH-47F new Chinook cargo helicopters,. Work is to be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited... Read more
14-Oct-2010
The Blackhawk was conducting a routine training flight when one of the two engines experienced a mechanical problem.... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 15 a $19,187,689 firm-fixed-price contract for 40 gas turbine engines M250/C30R/3 for the OH-58D Kiowa safety enhancement program with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. Â Work is to be performed at Indianapolis, Ind. Â One bid was solicited with one received. Â Army Contracting Command, Redstone... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: EADS North America
The UH-72A Lakota was the center of attention at an unveiling ceremony held earlier this month in Germany, offering military officials from around the world a first-hand look at the U.S. Army’s multi-mission Light Utility Helicopter. The event – which attracted 23 delegates representing 17 countries – was held in accordance with the 1999 Vienna... Read more
24-Sep-2010Source: Air Comm
Air Comm Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a cockpit heater/windshield defroster system for up to 400 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, company President Keith Steiner announced today. Total potential contract value for the competitively bid program exceeds $5 million. The pursuit and award of the OH-58D heater program demonstrates... Read more
8-Sep-2010Source: US Dept of Defense
GHAZI AVIATION BASE, Pakistan, Sept. 7, 2010 – Four Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 60 soldiers arrived here today as part of the expansion of U.S. military flood relief efforts in Pakistan. The arrival marks the beginning of a transition of the northern relief mission to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation... Read more
30-Aug-2010Source: EADS North America
The UH-72A Lakota has performed its initial MEDEVAC (medical evacuation) mission in Germany, marking an operational first for the U.S. Army’s Light Utility Helicopter in service at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC). Members of the District of Columbia National Guard’s 121st Medical Company prepare for a mission in Hohenfels, Germany. (Photo: District of Columbia... Read more
7-Aug-2010Source: US DoD
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded on Aug. 3 a $5,672,833 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The purpose of this delivery order modification is to perform 27,310 hours of engineering services support of CH-47F unique items identification candidates, non-recurring engineering. Work is to be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Jan.... Read more
5-Aug-2010Source: US Forces, Iraq
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District (GRD) is managing the construction of the largest clear-span building in the Middle East, here at Taji Air Force Base. This MI-17 helicopter hangar spans 76 meters long (more than 240 ft.) without any intermediate supports and stands at 15 meters tall (50 ft.). It will... Read more
3-Aug-2010Source: Boeing
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 3, 2010 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CH-47F Chinook helicopter was fielded July 30 by the U.S. Army’s B Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The 10th Mountain Division is the sixth Army unit to be trained and equipped with the... Read more
31-Jul-2010Source: EADS North America
Four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas arrived at the Pacific Ocean’s Kwajalein Atoll June 6, marking the latest overseas assignment for the EADS North America-built Light Utility Helicopter. These Lakotas will be used for transport and support missions at the Army’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, replacing aging UH-1 helicopters. Painted in high-visibility orange,... Read more
30-Jul-2010Source: Precision Systems
Precision Systems Inc announced that the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) has purchased new Rotor Azimuth Processors for a U.S. Army aviation modernization program. These units are designed as test equipment to provide high resolution rotor azimuth regardless of rotor speed. Stress on the airframe, main rotor torsion bar and rotor blades along with blade... Read more
21-Jul-2010
While the JFTL study guidance has not yet been formally approved, we know that it is an Air Force-led effort, so for each Air Force lead, there is an Army deputy. Tiltrotors like the Osprey would seem to fit the expected requirement... Read more
21-Jul-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today the delivery of the 200th UH/HH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. With a new airframe, avionics and propulsion system, the UH-60M and HH-60M helicopters are the latest and most modern in a series of BLACK HAWK variants that Sikorsky has... Read more
20-Jul-2010Source: Esterline CMC Electronics
Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has received an extension valued at $23.6 million to a purchase order from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for an additional quantity of CMC’s CMA-2082MC Flight Management System (FMS) and CMA-2088 Emergency Control Panel (ECP) in support of the U.S. Army UH-60M and S-70i™ international BLACK HAWK helicopters. Deliveries are scheduled at the... Read more
19-Jul-2010Source: Bell
Work is underway at Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, on an Army contract for the conversion of an OH-58A cabin into a D-model cabin. In April 2009, the Army exercised a contract option to have Bell Helicopter convert one OH-58A cabin into a new OH-58D cabin and also complete the non-recurring engineering... Read more
7-Jul-2010Source: 10 News
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association’s reunion included a 4th July parade... Read more
1-Jul-2010Source: US DoD
Honeywell International, Inc., Defense & Space Electronic Systems, Clearwater, Fla., was awarded a $16,356,958 contract modification which will provide 203 embedded GPS inertial navigation systems for the Army CH47F and AH-64D platforms. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 647 AESS/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8626-06-C-2065; P00149).... Read more
21-Jun-2010Source: Q13Fox
The Tuskegee Airmen Association said Thursday that Holloman died Friday 11th in Renton after suffering a heart attack. He was a St. Louis native who lived in Washington state.... Read more
9-Jun-2010
4 fatalities in the accident, 5th died later as a result of injuries (report)... Read more
3-Jun-2010Source: Burlington Free Press
The U.S. Army has signed a $54.7 million deal with Goodrich Corp. to install the company’s helicopter diagnostic system in Army Black Hawks... Read more
28-May-2010Source: Kaman
Kaman Aerospace Corporation (Kaman) announced today that the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), has awarded a $2.9M contract to Kaman’s Helicopter Division. The contract will develop enhanced mission capabilities for the Unmanned K‑MAXâ helicopter. “Under the contract, Kaman Helicopters will be adding mission equipment to a test aircraft that... Read more
11-May-2010Source: US DoD
General Electric Engine Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on April 30, 2010 a $9,196,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the overhaul and upgrade of 20 Y700-GE-701C turbine engines to the T700-GE-701D configuration applicable to the UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters. The National Stock Numbers are 2840-01-284-4011 and 2840-01-503-1701. Work is to be performed in Arkansas... Read more
6-May-2010Source: Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:Â ESLT), was awarded a 5-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army PM Air Warrior, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Elbit Systems of America, Airborne Solutions, will supply Improved Signal Data Converter (ISDC) processors to the U.S. Army fleet of... Read more
4-May-2010Source: Kaman
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (Nasdaq GS: KAMN), has proven in recent tests that the unmanned K-MAX helicopter can resupply troops with cargo airdropped by parachute. The tests add a new delivery method for the 6,000-pound power lifter, which Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Kaman have successfully transformed into an unmanned aircraft... Read more
25-Apr-2010Source: Stars & Stripes
Five UH-72 Lakota helicopters arrived at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany on Wednesday to replace the fleet of UH-1 Hueys used to train troops deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.... Read more
19-Apr-2010Source: EADS North America
EADS North America and its industry team of American Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will independently fund and develop three AAS-72X helicopters to demonstrate the performance, capabilities and maturity of this rotary-wing aircraft for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout mission. The first AAS-72X Technical Demonstration Aircraft (TDA) will be operational in late 2010,... Read more
16-Apr-2010Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is collaborating with the U.S. Army to develop an optionally piloted demonstrator Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced today from the AAAA Annual Convention. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) Sikorsky Innovations, Sikorsky Aircraft’s technology organization, is leading the development program. It plans to fly the optionally... Read more
13-Apr-2010Source: FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has received a $12.4 million order from the U.S. Army for its Star SAFIRE(R) II stabilized multi-sensor systems. The units delivered under this order will be deployed on UH-60 helicopters in support of ongoing Medevac operations. This order adds to the more than 200 Star SAFIRE... Read more
