Helicopter News

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky hosted German aerospace engineer and manufacturing companies at its Florida facility in the hopes of acquiring support for the production of its Marine CH-53K King Stallion […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky Aircraft unit announced on June 27 it has delivered South Korea’s Coast Guard its second S-92 helicopter, which will be deployed for search and rescue missions […]

The Airbus Group announced on June 26 the delivery of its 15th and final H-145M multi-role helicopter to Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces. The Airbus contract was ordered in 2013, and […]

Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Sikorsky Aircraft unit signed a five-year, potential $5.2 billion contract on June 30 to supply U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales customers with 257 of the latest […]

In a first for offensive directed-energy weapons, a laser-equipped AH-64 Apache attack helicopter successfully zapped and destroyed several targets during recent flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The […]

The House Armed Services subcommittee on tactical air and land forces wants to authorize the Pentagon to buy aircraft and spare parts in bulk to save money on future purchases […]

The U.S. Air Force has told bidders for the UH-1N Huey utility helicopter replacement program to include Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) technology in their proposals to enhance safety […]

Boeing has awarded ViaSat a multi-year contract for two-channel small tactical terminals (STT) for the AH-64E Apache Guardian, ViaSat said. Production of the KOR-24A Link 16 terminal would be designated […]

Spirit AeroSystems [SPR] announced on June 19 it will begin major assembly of the fifth CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to be used by the U.S. Marine Corps in September. […]