Helicopter News

European Aeronautic Space and Defense Co. (EADS) North America demonstrated two possible entrants for the Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) helicopter program, company executives said yesterday. EADS held voluntary flight […]

The Senate confirmed Heidi Shyu to be the Army’s top weapons buyer after a senator stopped stalling a vote on her nomination because of concerns about a Russian arms firm. Shyu, […]

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently awarded contracts for pursuing new technologies designed to enhance the autonomy of unmanned aerial cargo systems. ONR said recently it’s initially providing $28 […]

Boeing [BA] recently was awarded a $185 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics (PBL) contract for services in support of CH-47 Chinook helicopters and rotor blades. A PBL contract is expected […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) has added a new component to the system: a pedestal, which allows the missile to be fired from a variety of platforms, […]

EADS North America recently said it has begun its voluntary flight demonstration (VFD) for the Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) helicopter program. Two aircraft are at a high-altitude test site […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said it notified Congress Sept. 21 of possible Foreign Military Sales to South Korea including attack helicopters worth an estimated $6.2 billion. In the first […]