Helicopter News
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Unmanned SystemsFirst Of FAA UAV Test Sites Cleared For Operations
The first of the Federal Aviation Administration’s designated locations for testing unmanned aerial vehicles as part of plans to integrate them into national airspace has been cleared for operations two […]
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April 15
- Google Acquires UAV Developer Titan Aerospace
- U.K. Apache Flies 50,000 Hours On Operations In Afghanistan
- Bell Helicopter 412 EPs To Fulfill Philippine Department of National Defense Missions
- War Drawdown, Sequester Force Army, USMC to Simplify Helo, Ground Vehicle Fleets
- Kratos Receives Army Contract For Unmanned Aerial Drone C2 Systems
- AUVSI, Other Groups Press FAA On UAS Airspace Rulemaking
- ONR Tests Autonomous Flying Helicopters
- Navy Plans To Award Presidential Helicopter Contract Next Month
- Sikorsky Tests CH-53K Helicopter For Airframe Structural Strength
- Outrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
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UncategorizedOutrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland panel chairman says he is preparing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling for a halt to all buys of military […]
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UncategorizedSikorsky Tests CH-53K Helicopter For Airframe Structural Strength
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. –Sikorsky successfully completed an initial series of tests required by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to verify the structural strength of the Marine Corps’ next-generation CH-53K […]
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UncategorizedNavy Plans To Award Presidential Helicopter Contract Next Month
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Navy is awarding the contract for the next presidential helicopter in the weeks ahead, despite there being only one publicly known bidder in the competition. Capt. Dean […]
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UncategorizedONR Tests Autonomous Flying Helicopters
The Office of Navy Research (ONR) has successfully completed the testing of two software and sensor packages that allow an unmanned helicopter to fly autonomously to deliver supplies to Marines, […]
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UncategorizedAUVSI, Other Groups Press FAA On UAS Airspace Rulemaking
A wide range of organizations that support everything from robotic vehicles, manned aircraft and farmers earlier this month sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asking the agency […]
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UncategorizedKratos Receives Army Contract For Unmanned Aerial Drone C2 Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (KTOS), said April 7 it received a $4 million contract from the Army to produce unmanned aerial drone command and control systems. Under the […]
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UncategorizedWar Drawdown, Sequester Force Army, USMC to Simplify Helo, Ground Vehicle Fleets
Army and Marine Corps officials explained April 2 to the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee how the reset after operations in Afghanistan and sequestration have come […]
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UncategorizedBell Helicopter 412 EPs To Fulfill Philippine Department of National Defense Missions
Bell Helicopter [TXT] April 2 said it signed a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) for eight Bell 412EP helicopters that will be delivered to the Philippine Department […]