Helicopter News

Cobham plc’s Aviation Services yesterday 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 yesterday 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, […]

Sagem, part of the Safran Group, recently said it has just signed a contract with SIMMAD, on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, to provide in-service maintenance for the […]

The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], said it recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link […]

While unmanned helicopters deployed recently by the Marines to Afghanistan for carrying cargo have recently shown promise, the chief of naval research said the service is pursuing additional technologies to […]

Top Pentagon officials have repeatedly stated their intention to emphasize spending on unmanned systems at a time when budgets are tight, but that doesn’t mean all UAVs are being protected. […]

House lawmakers who craft the defense budget are voicing concerns about the Pentagon’s proposal to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] recently said it received a contract to modify and refurbish eight Royal Thai Army Bell 212 helicopters. Bell Helicopter Asia will work with Bell’s independent representative Royal […]

Reducing the manpower required to operate drones is critical for making them more affordable and appealing to the Pentagon at a time when budgets are being cut, a senior Northrop […]