Helicopter News

PALMDALE, Calif. — Northrop Grumman [NOC] on June 4 rolled out the first of five Global Hawks specially built for the NATO alliance. The milestone is the culmination of a […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Republican and Democrat are calling for the Defense Department to standardize drone pilot training. “We are disturbed that the Department of Defense has no […]

When Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno retires this fall, he leaves to his successor a legacy of uncertainty in end strength, modernization, funding and the service’s role in […]

Unmanned boats that can be air-dropped from a helicopter and a handheld system able to construct a virtual 3D model of vehicles damaged by roadside bombs were among the technologies […]

Airbus was awarded a full-service contract for 15 H145M helicopters by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), the company said on June 2. This is a seven-year comprehensive co-operative support and […]

A key Air Force officer said June 1 the service could order more than the 112 HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) it is currently planning to procure. “Right now the […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) May 13 announced a public outreach campaign for the Washington, D.C., region to emphasize cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington […]

The university consortium selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the week of May 4 for its unmanned aerial system center of excellence (UAS COE) added a number of schools […]

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin [LMT], the prime contractor for the Crowsnest naval project, selected Thales to provide radar and mission systems to adapted Royal Navy […]