Helicopter News
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Watchkeeper Takes Wing
Thales UK recently announced the maiden U.K. flight of the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS). Watchkeeper flew for the first time in the United Kingdom April 14, taking off from […]
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Army Looks For Production-Ready Weapons For Shadow
The Army wants information from industry on production-ready weapons systems that would be suitable to integrate on AAI Corp.’s [TXT] Shadow tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAS) with the POP 300D […]
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Apache Block III Helicopter On/Ahead of Schedule, Officials Say
FORT WORTH, Texas–The next generation of the Army’s multi-mission AH-64D Apache helicopter, the Block III, is progressing as expected, officials from the government and prime contractor Boeing [BA] said. “The […]
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Bell-Boeing V-22 Latest Entry For Navy’s Presidential Helo RFI
A Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] team developing the V-22 is the latest entry to propose a response to the Navy’s VXX presidential helicopter request for information (RFI). Meanwhile, at […]
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Apache ‘Most Lethal’ Weapon System In Afghanistan, Aviation Officer Says
FORT WORTH, Texas–The Army’s multi-mission attack helicopter, the AH-64D Apache produced by Boeing [BA], is making progress on all fronts, especially in theater, officials said. “It was the most lethal […]
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Business/FinancialBell-Boeing V-22 Latest Entry For Navy’s Presidential Helo RFI
By Geoff Fein A Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] team developing the V-22 is the latest entry to propose a response to the Navy’s VXX presidential helicopter request for information […]
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Business/FinancialSikorsky, Lockheed Martin Teaming For Navy’s New Presidential Helo Effort
By Geoff Fein One-time presidential helicopter competitors Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky [UTX] have teamed up for the Navy’s latest foray to replace the terminated VH-71, according to the two […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Completes Spanish Chinook Industrial Cooperation
Boeing [BA] recently announced it has successfully completed its industrial cooperation program for the third phase of the CH-47D Chinook rotorcraft upgrades performed for the Spanish army’s Airmobile Force, FAMET. […]