Helicopter News

By Geoff Fein In a surprise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday called for terminating Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] VH-71 presidential helicopter, including the first batch of aircraft that some believed would […]

AeroVironment‘s (AV) [AVAV] RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) recently demonstrated 30 hours of persistent surveillance of a point target. The Army SUAS Product Manager and AV at Camp […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] recently announced t has been awarded an Army contract to modify an additional 27 OH-58D aircraft under the Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program (SEP). These 27 aircraft […]

An advanced turbine engine joint venture is preparing its challenge to General Electric [GE] in a competition to re-engine the Army’s AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter fleets. The […]

Two lawmakers who oversee the VH-71 presidential helicopter program said they have concerns about the over-budget replacement effort and are ready to seek changes after hearing how the executive branch […]

The Navy is expected to begin dynamic interface testing aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) next month with the Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial system (VTUAV), completing testing begun in […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy is expected to begin dynamic interface testing aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) next month with the Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial system (VTUAV), completing […]