Helicopter News

BAE Systems has completed the first stage of Low-Rate Initial Production for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program and expects to sign a Full-Rate Production contract in May, […]

Eurocopter Chooses Cobham DACS For New Helicopter Cobham recently said its Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has been selected as a forward-fit for the new European Aeronautic Defence and Space […]

Logos Technologies has delivered its first two day/night Kestrel wide-area persistent surveillance systems to the Army where they will be used on aerostats in Afghanistan, officials said. The new, 150-pound, […]

Eurocopter Japan, a subsidiary of Eurocopter, recently announced that it will supply one EC225 to the Japan Ministry of Defense for passenger transport. It is a replacement for the same […]

Cobham yesterday said its Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has been selected as a forward-fit for the new European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter EC175.  The DACS is […]

DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica company, recently said its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group has received a $31.9 million award from the  Army for program support, field service […]

Cobham plc’s Aviation Services recently said its FB Heliservices has been awarded a $303 million four-year contract plus two possible one-year extensions by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to continue […]

EADS North America recently said it delivered the 200th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to the Army during a ceremony at the company’s American Eurocopter production facility in Columbus, […]

EADS North America recently announced that it has delivered the second of four Airbus Military CN235-300 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to be supplied to the Mexican Navy. The foreign military […]