Helicopter News

Airbus has begun autonomous flight tests of its VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstrator, setting up the possibility of flying the first completed prototype in 2018. The recent flight tests […]

Safran Helicopter Engines announced on June 20 a new Memorandum of Understanding deal with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) to partner in supporting the aircraft needs of the Royal Thai Armed […]

The modest funding increase the Army is requesting in fiscal 2018 will maintain the current force and ensure those soldiers are trained and equipped for ongoing and near-term conflicts, leaving […]

Boeing [BA] announced on June 1 a five-year contract with German-based manufacturing company COTESA to supply components for its fleet of CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. The contract, the first Boeing has completed with […]

The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF) completed a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the South China Sea on May 18, the Navy said on May 19. A […]

The Air Force’s fiscal year 2018 budget request contains billions of dollars to ramp up development work on several major new aviation and missile programs, including the B-21 bomber and the Long […]

The U.S. Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program has successfully completed its critical design review (CDR) for the HH-60W aircraft, paving the way for Lockheed Martin [LMT] unit Sikorsky to begin building […]

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Air Force leaders June 6 to be more transparent about the secretive B-21 Raider bomber program, citing the need for lawmakers […]