Helicopter News

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a $29 million production order from the Army for the combat-proven precision-strike Hellfire II air- to-ground missile. The order represents the final option […]

The United Kingdom is looking to spend upward of $1.07 billion for the sale of 10 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)-built Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft as well as […]

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it recently hosted a high ranking delegation from the Chilean Air Force (FACH) for a contract signing ceremony in which Gen. Julio Escobar committed the […]

The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers recently. The need is for 20 […]

By the end of 2007 the Marine Corps will begin the first of two tests on the CH-53 engine that the service hopes will add another 800 hours of operation […]

The Air Force was scheduled to reel in another set of bids for its Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter effort this week. Boeing [BA] initially won the $10 billion […]

Sikorsky [UTX] Dec. 26 announced the first H-92 helicopter featuring fly-by-wire (FBW) technology completed its first successful flight Dec. 20 at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, […]

The Pentagon’s advanced research shop and industry partner Northrop Grumman [NOC] are moving into the next phase of a program that will allow Army personnel to coordinate the tactical operations […]