Helicopter News

Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland, and Systematic A/S of Denmark yesterday said they signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) in Copenhagen to jointly explore business opportunities worldwide. AgustaWestland and Systematic also will work […]

Boeing [BA] recently said it received an approximately $370 million Army contract for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. Under the Dec. 28 contract, the aircraft […]

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] recently said it has chosen 35 companies to fill its team assembling two prototype S-97 Raider ™ helicopters for Army evaluation. Sikorsky and teammates are funding […]

The Army has awarded European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its […]

While the K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter has shown promise during recent missions in Afghanistan, the system has not reached the desired amount of supplies it can ferry to soldiers in […]

Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations (CNO), said recently there needs to be increased emphasis on quickly getting weapons systems to the fleet. Greenert said there has been […]

The Army has widened its interest in the K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter that has already been deployed to Afghanistan to support Marine Corps operations, a senior Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said […]