Helicopter News

The Army is considering the next step for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, produced by Boeing [BA], to provide more capability and lift and keep the heavy lifter relevant in coming years, officials […]

Contending with violence at home, Iraq is working to modernize its military with U.S. help as the Pentagon on Jan. 27 officially notified Congress of two potential foreign military sales […]

Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland on Jan. 29 received two contracts totaling about $1.2 billion from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to upgrade AH-64 Apache and Merlin helicopters, while supporting the economy.  A […]

The Marine Corps is seeking alternative sources of funding for its Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP) software-defined radio, which the service sees as a game-changer in boosting communications capabilities and mission […]

Buoyed by strong results in its commercial airplane and defense segments, Boeing [BA]–which manufactures Apache and Chinook helicopters–on Jan. 29 posted higher sales and a double-digit increase in net income although it […]

Airbus Helicopter–a division of Airbus Group–closed 2013 with 497 deliveries, an increase from the prior year, according to its president. Airbus Helicopters President Guillaume Faury said the company, which recently […]

When the president signs the omnibus spending package, included will be procurement of 20 UH-72A Lakota helicopters, a move welcomed by helicopter producer Airbus Group Inc. “This continuation of the government contract […]

The new Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache is back in the air, with the issue of a transmission component raised over the end of the year holiday resolved, according to Army and company […]