Helicopter News

Textron Systems [TXT] is finding it more and more important to expand its core products and services domestically and internationally while their first commitment remains fulfilling customer priorities and delivering value […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] on Oct. 17 said GKN Aerospace will design, develop and manufacture the V-tail aerostructure and ruddervators for the Bell V-280 Valor™.  “We are pleased to announce GKN Aerospace, a world […]

Elbit Systems Ltd. on Oct. 16 said it was awarded a four-year follow-on contract to supply advanced Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) systems for the Korean army’s SURION helicopter. The contract value […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] on Oct. 9 said Moog Inc. (MOG.A and MOG.B) will design, manufacture and qualify an integrated flight control system, consisting of flight control computers, support software, and flight control […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] said GE Aviation [GE] is now on the Bell V-280 Valor™ team–a third generation tiltrotor effort. John Garrison, president and CEO of Bell Helicopter, said: “GE is a world-leading engine […]

The Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) on Oct. 3 said AVXAircraft Company, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. [TXT], Karem Aircraft Inc., and Sikorsky Aircraft Co. [UTX] were each awarded Technology Investment Agreements under […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has pulsed industry for innovative ways to develop simulation and field trial ability to counter potential threats to military helicopters from ground-based man-in-the-loop (MITL) operated […]

Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] has begun final assembly of the prototype S-97 Raider™ helicopter following acceptance of the fuselage structure from Aurora Flight Sciences. Consisting of an integrated cockpit, cabin and tail cone, […]

The Bell Helicopter-Boeing [BA] tandem that develops the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey helped create an air filter-like device that could “double or triple” the lives of V-22 engines by filtering out sand […]