Four companies now will compete to build a replacement for the U.S. Army’s RQ-7 Shadow drone after the service added another two challengers to the $100 million program. The Army announced July 24 that Arcturus UAV of Rohnert Park, Calif., and Ashburn, Va.-based L3Harris Technologies [LHX] would ...
Dan Parsons
Test pilot Bill Fell was zooming southward, approaching Sikorsky’s [LMT] runway outside West Palm Beach, Florida, at about 190 knots when he decided that was as fast as the S-97 Raider should fly for spectators below. The aircraft was vibrating in a way that felt different, owing to a new piece ...
Leonardo’s TH-119 is now cleared by the FAA to fly in inclement weather under instrument flight rules, the first single-engine helicopter in decades to earn that certification. “The TH-119 is the only single engine helicopter in decades to meet current IFR requirements, allowing pilots to ...
Erickson recently completed the first flight of its Airbus H225 Super Puma, which will provide the operator’s customers with new advanced avionics, increased payload and increase range for various missions. “This aircraft is an investment in our business and a commitment to our customers to ...
The U.S. State Department has given the go-ahead for Greece to purchase seven Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60R Seahawk helicopters under a $600 million foreign military sale. “The proposed sale will improve Greece’s capability to meet current and future threats,” according to a Defense ...
The still-experimental VH-92 Presidential Helicopter will make its first official public appearance during President Trump’s July Fourth extravaganza, according to multiple reports. Several of the Sikorsky-built aircraft are in flight test at Naval Station Patuxent River in Maryland, south of ...
