Helicopter News

The Army’s wants a Predator-size unmanned aerial system that can take off and land like a helicopter, untethering its drone operations from runways and airfields, aviation officials said Jan. 14. […]

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter was grounded Jan. 5 in southern Afghanistan, where it was damaged while evacuating U.S. and Afghan casualties from a firefight with Taliban fighters. One U.S. […]

Saab AB and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are forming a joint venture to offer UAVs, Saab said Dec. 21. The joint […]

The Coast Guard is still interested in acquiring unmanned aircraft, its commandant said Dec. 15, but it’s still trying to find a platform that will meet its requirements as well […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has resumed production of the Army’s next generation helicopter missile-defense system, after BAE Systems withdrew its protest of the $35 million common infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) contract award […]

The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $108 million foreign military sale (FMS) contract to provide the Indian Army with the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) […]

Airbus delivered the first of 18 NH90 helicopter in an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) configuration ordered by the Swedish Defence Material Administration (Försvarets Materielverk, FMV), the company said Dec. 17. The […]

The State Department approved a possible $180 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Australia for CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment and support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]