Helicopter News

Textron’s [TXT] AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems recently said it has successfully completed an unmanned flight demonstration of a Small Sense and Avoid System (SSAASy) on a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft […]

BAE Systems recently said it will provide the Naval Air Systems Command a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The system is based on the company’s Remote […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently marked the delivery of the 1,000th Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M- TADS/PNVS) system to the Army at ceremonies held at two company […]

AeroVironment Inc. (AV)( AVAV) recently said it accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved–controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy […]

ORLANDO–The prime contractor for the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone is doing all it can to lower the cost of the program amid the Defense Department’s decision to […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with International Golden Group (IGG) to offer the Predator unmanned aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. “GA-ASI’s establishment […]

A new ground control station for the Air Force’s fleet of MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers will be ready for deployment by 2013, a senior service official said. The system, […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said it notified Congress Feb. 1 of an estimated $1.6 billion potential Foreign Military Sale to Australia of a 10-year Through- Life-Support (TLS) for […]

After the first successful flight of the Navy’s newest unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft recently, the sea service is already preparing for an intensive test and evaluation period, culminating in […]