Helicopter News

The Army is developing a requirement for a ‘family of systems’ for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an official from Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation recently said. “What we want […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] through its new multi-node Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Lab (RAIL) has shown that an integrated aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) suite is possible using systems found aboard legacy analog […]

The Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) competition is attracting new companies to the helicopter protection business in what could become a multi-billion-dollar sale. Raytheon [RTN] executives at the Association of […]

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 […]

The Air Force recently issued a request for information on unmanned aerial vehicles able to support the detection of improvised explosive devices (IED). U.S. forces currently use a variety of […]

As the Army’s Apache multi-role combat helicopter moves into the next phase, Block III, program officials are considering what’s over the horizon as the program evolves. “We have been thinking […]

The Army continues to push ahead fielding the latest version of the CH-47 heavy-lift helicopter, the F model, produced by Boeing [BA] with international interest continuing, program officials said. To […]

The Army is not looking to put weapons on its Shadow unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) but has agreed to work with the Marine Corps toward that end, the Army’s UAS […]

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] recently said that the Army initiated a contract for the OH-58 A2D cabin conversion upgrade program. “We are pleased and proud that the United States Army […]

The Navy has delayed release of a request for proposals for a new unmanned aerial vehicle due to a mandatory review by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). […]