Helicopter News

POWAY, Calif. —General Atomics has begun testing a new cockpit for operating its Predator family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and could begin delivering the ground control stations within a […]

The Navy authorized full-rate production (FRP) of BAE Systems’ laser-guided rocket system known as Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), according to a company statement. BAE spokeswoman Karen Spiller said […]

LAS VEGAS–Unmanned systems will face an increasingly hostile operating environment in the years to come and the technology must be developed to counter a range of threats that include jamming […]

LAS VEGAS–The Insitu-built Integrator developed under the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) program has taken its first flight and is ready to enter the next […]

Boeing [BA] will continue developing a technology that improves helicopters’ maneuverability and performance through an $18 million Army contract for Phase II of the Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS) program. […]

LAS VEGAS—Boeing [BA] recently completed sea testing of its unmanned version of Little Bird (H-6) in what it considers a key milestone for an aircraft it hopes to add to […]

LAS VEGAS–Integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into civilian airspace poses "significant challenges" but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is committed to ensuring it is done so safely through pilot training […]

Las Vegas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] has unveiled a small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system designed to provide aerial surveillance in cluttered urban environments, the company said recently. The […]

The United Kingdom and France recently issued a contract to BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation for a Future Combat Air System Demonstration Program Preparation Phase (FCAS DPPP) contract. Chris Boardman, […]