Helicopter News

Lockheed Martin [LMT] Nov. 12 announced its flight team successfully completed the first flight of its fully integrated Pathfinder advanced pilotage system, marking the beginning of the developmental test phase […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army Nov. 7 issued a Sources Sought notice for industry input to meet the requirements for a new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program after terminating the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently conducted a series of test flights demonstrating a new cutting-edge, low-light-level sensor system for Army Arrowheadr-equipped AH-64D Apache helicopters. Integrated into the Modernized-Pilot Night […]

The Air Force will likely maintain a mixed fleet of large drones, despite service documents indicating a plan to eventually replace all of its MQ-1 Predator aircraft with the newer, […]

The Navy and Raytheon [RTN] last month simulated a submarine launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), not from a torpedo or vertical launch tube, but from the boat’s trash […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has been awarded a $97 million Army contract for Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and associated equipment. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will procure, […]

Officials at Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] Oct. 29 said the company would lay off approximately 500 workers, representing about four percent of the workforce, following the Defense Department’s decision earlier […]

Ukraine’s Ministry of Emergencies and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) signed a contract for the acquisition of two Eurocopter EC145 helicopters for use in a wide range of […]