Helicopter News

The Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters have achieved Initial Operating Capability right on schedule, in the service’s latest acquisition milestone for the program, the Army said.  Soldiers of the 1-229th Attack […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Defense Equipment and Support on Nov. 26 said the Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter after an approximately […]

The Air Force formally announced on Nov. 22 it is going with Sikorsky for the potentially $6.8 billion Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program.  “We received one proposal,” Air Force spokeswoman […]

Bell Helicopter said it has signed a purchase agreement with the New South Wales Police in Sydney for its 412EPI helicopters.  The company–a division of Textron [TXT]–said the aircraft will […]

The first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk aircraft, configured to meet NATO operational requirements, has started down the production line at Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Moss Point, Miss., […]

The United Nations force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) deployed two drones on Dec. 3 to monitor borders, marking the first time unmanned systems have been used in […]

AugustaWestland, a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica, has reached a deal for eight helicopters for the Philippines and is close to a 16-aircraft deal with Norway, while its negotiations with the […]

AAI Test & Training [TXT] this month said it received a $1.6 million award from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Lakehurst, N.J., to provide ABE systems for […]