Helicopter News

The Army on Aug. 22 took a step forward in its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), an effort to put new engines on its AH-64 Apaches and UH-74 Black Hawk […]

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Aug. 24 ordered the Army to compete the final 16 helicopters in its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program from 2006. Judge Susan Braden, […]

The Army identified six capability sets it will need to fight future conflicts, but neither its acquisition system, nor its program management structure, is designed to deliver those technologies, according […]

The U.S. Marine Corps is moving ahead with plans to pursue the V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS) for its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. VARS will be able to supply […]

The U.S. Navy is experimenting with three Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier to help it prepare for its own future variant of the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on August 4 said it will rename its Mission Systems and Training segment to Rotary and Mission Systems in September to reflect the company’s acquisition of helicopter […]

The Army has launched an effort to replace 7,000 aircraft radios with upgraded versions that improve transmission of voice, video, force tracking and situational awareness data. A draft request for […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has begun a three-year effort to repair all of its 147 aging CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Aug. 10. During […]