Helicopter News

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.‘s (EADS) Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras this week introduced plans for the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America. "Eurocopter’s strategy is […]

Boeing [BA] yesterday announced that a fourth Army unit has fielded the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. The unit, Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd […]

Boeing [BA] recently week announced that a fourth Army unit has fielded the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. The unit, Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, […]

The Longbow Limited Liability Co., a joint venture of Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], said the recent first powered flight of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) configuration of […]

With its recent release of the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS)/Tier II request for proposal (RFP), the Navy is hoping to find a mature capability that could possibly be […]

In a surprise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently called for terminating Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] VH-71 presidential helicopter, including the first batch of aircraft that some believed would have been spared. […]

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] recently said it received an Army contract to modify an additional 27 OH-58D helicopters under the Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program (SEP). The Army has been […]

The Longbow Limited Liability Co., a joint venture of Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], said the recent first powered flight of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) configuration of […]