Helicopter News

AeroVironment (AVAV) on Oct. 2 said it received a $19.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Army for the company’s Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the fleet […]

Boeing’s [BA] Phantom Works division is showing off its Phantom Badger internally transportable vehicle after it completed more than 5,000 miles of durability testing this summer and continues to gain […]

The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], on Sept. 12 said it received a $51 million foreign military sales contract to provide South Korea with […]

Textron [TXT] subsidiary Bell Helicopter announced on Sept. 12 that is has delivered the first Bell 407GX to Russia for use with private and charter flights. St. Petersburg-based Helidrive–Bell’s independent […]

The Marine Corps has finished fielding its Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) Phase 1 and is moving forward with its contractor-run Phase 2 to bring advanced battlespace awareness […]

The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are preparing for testing expected to get underway this fall for the larger version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.  Northrop Grumman said on Sept. 23 […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense on Sept. 11 said it has awarded an approximately $580 million contract in a six-year agreement with Rolls-Royce Turbomeca to provide engine maintenance for two of the […]

Bell Helicopter [TXT] on Sept. 9 named Lockheed Martin [LMT] the first of its V-280 program tier one members. The Army recently chose the Bell V-280 Valor to enter into negotiations for the […]