Helicopter News
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Army
BAE Systems Unveils Helmet-Mounted Display Technology
By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—BAE Systems yesterday unveiled its Q-Sight family of helmet displays and tracking products that can bring improved situational awareness to Army pilots, according to officials. […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin To Build More Arrowhead Targeting Systems
By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] April 7 announced the Army awarded it a $172 million follow-on contract for Arrowhead electro-optical systems for AH-64 Apache helicopter crews. The […]
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Air Force
Cause of Predator UAV Accident In Theater Unknown
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force does not yet know if a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle that ran off a runway in Iraq late last week can be repaired, […]
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Army
Army Expects $500 Million Savings On Chinook Multi-Year Contract
By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—By June, Boeing [BA] expects to have signed on to a five-year contract to support the CH-47 Chinook helicopter expected to save the service $500 […]
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Air Force
Vought Signs $400 Million Contract For V-22 Tail Parts
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. recently signed a $400 million contract with the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] to manufacture tail parts including the empennage, ramp and ramp door, for the V-22 […]
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Navy/USMC
Raytheon Sees Its STUAS Bid As ‘Killer’ Solution, Draft RFP Expected This Month
In the coming weeks, the Navy is expected to issue a draft request for proposal (RFP) for its Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) to fill a critical gap identified […]
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Key Meeting On BAMS Expected Next Week, Followed By Contract Award This Month
The Navy is expected to award a contract for a system of persistent unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft in the coming weeks, and the program manager predicted a pre-award Pentagon meeting […]
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Robonic Delivers Third Generation Launcher To Finnish Defense Forces
Robonic Ltd of Tampere, Finland, said it has delivered an MC2555LLR launcher to the Finnish Defense Forces. The system will be dual role, supporting the launch of aerial targets for […]