Helicopter News

Albany International Corp. [AIN] on April 8 said it has completed its $210 million acquisition of Harris Corp.’s [HRS] Aerostructures business in a deal that complements its existing aerospace composites […]

The Indian Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Department to acquire 245 Raytheon [RTN]-built Stinger air-to-air missiles with launchers and engineering support, the company said March […]

The Colombian Air Force (COLAF) accepted the seventh Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] Huey II Kit as part of an upgrade program to revitalize the country’s UH-1H Huey helicopter fleet, the […]

Decreased defense spending and a reduced threat environment for helicopters are hampering the ability of non-original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to break into the Defense Department rotorcraft marketplace, according to a […]

The military will increasingly rely on autonomous and unmanned systems in future conflicts, but autonomous aerial platforms are developing at a faster pace than their ground-based counterparts, said Deputy Secretary […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] proudly announced it was back in the business of developing helicopters with Sikorsky’s booth at the 2016 Heli-Expo commercial trade show. Heli-Expo was Sikorsky’s first major […]

The Army has condensed its top modernization priorities into a concise list of eight investment areas where it can aim the modest available research and development funding. Topping the list […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–The first batch of Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apaches are set to receive color vision when they are re-manufactured from D-model to the latest E-model configuration, which includes installation of […]

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] delivered the last of 15 407GXP helicopters to the Mexican Air Force (FAM), the company said March 28. Mexico originally awarded the contract in March 2015 […]