Helicopter News

Bell Helicopter [TXT] recently was awarded a $27million contract to provide the Yemen government with a comprehensive mission package to support military requirements. The package includes: four commercially designated Huey […]

Aurora Flight Sciences recently unveiled the Orion unmanned aerial system, a flight vehicle demonstrator that will stay aloft for up to five days. Orion was selected by the Air Force […]

ITT Corp. [ITT] said it delivered its first major structural subassemblies for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to Sikorsky Aircraft [ITX] Nov. 19. This delivery culminates nearly three years of […]

The Boeing [BA] Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system successfully completed low-speed taxi tests on Nov. 18 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, the company said. “Phantom Ray did exactly […]

The Air Force recently flew a remotely piloted vehicle out of Edwards AFB, Calif., using a blend of synthetic and conventional jet fuel. This would be the first-ever flight of […]

Boeing [BA] will begin deliveries in October 2011 of the latest evolution of the Army’s multi-mission AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter, officials said. Tommy Filler, acting vice president-Apache & AH-6 […]

The MH-47G Chinook is one of the special operations aviation aircraft the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO) is working to improve for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). “Our […]

The product office for the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter, the UH-72A Lakota showcased its latest version of the prototype aircraft to meet National Guard requirements Nov. 16 at Redstone Arsenal, […]

The fast paced, on time, and on budget success of the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program has boosted Army aviation capabilities in the United States as well as […]