Helicopter News

The British Army’s Apache attack helicopters, built by Boeing [BA], operated by the Army Air Corps, flew their 50,000 hour on operation in Afghanistan recently the Ministry of Defense (MoD) […]

Google [GOOG] April 14 said it has acquired Titan Aerospace, a developer of high-altitude solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for potential use in a number of applications. Terms of the […]

The Army March 27 defended its aviation restructuring plan that includes moving AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the National Guard to the active component before the House Appropriations Committee panel […]

The Maritime Helicopter Support Company (MHSCo)–a Sikorsky [TXT] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] joint venture–broke ground to build the maintenance and warehouse facilities that will provide Through Life Support logistics services for the Royal Australian Navy’s new […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] March 27 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly constructed composite facility in Broussard, La.  The new facility represents a $4.5 million investment by Bell in collaboration with […]

MBDA March 27 welcomed the signing of the approximately $831 million demonstration and manufacturing contract for the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (Heavy)/Anti-Navire Léger (FASGW(H)/ANL) missile.  FASGW(H)/ANL will equip the Royal Navy’s […]

The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton has completed its first phase of flight testing that proves out its ability to fly at various speeds and altitudes, bringing the aircraft closer to beginning […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said March 19 it awarded prime contracts to Boeing [BA], Aurora Flight Sciences, Karem Aircraft and United Technologies Corp. [UTX] unit Sikorsky for the agency’s vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) […]