Helicopter News
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Requirement Brewing For Family of Small UAS
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 […]
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates ASE Capability With Legacy Systems
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 […]
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Firms Eye Helo Protection Contract As Army Seeks New Low-Cost Solution
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 […]
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Lakota’s Domestic Success Tied To Overseas Combat Efforts, Army Official Says
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 […]
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USAF Seeks Info on Small VTOL UAV For Counter-IED Mission
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 […]
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Apache Helicopter Evolution, Beyond Block III
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 […]
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Strong Interest Continues In CH-47 Heavy Lift Helicopter
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 […]
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Boeing Submits Bid For Marines’ Cargo Drone Contest
Boeing [BA] said it has submitted its response to the Naval Air Systems Command’s request for proposals for cargo unmanned aircraft services to be used by the Marine Corps. “We […]
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Sikorsky To Build Helicopter Prototypes
Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] recently said it would design, build and fly two prototype light tactical helicopters as the follow-on advancement to the X2 TechnologyTM demonstrator aircraft. The X2 demonstrator unofficially […]
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Raytheon MTS Sensor System Exceeds 1 Million Flight Hours
Raytheon‘s [RTN] airborne Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) has exceeded one million operational hours, a company official said. “We’re at a million operational hours and we’re at 1,000 systems,” said Andy […]