Helicopter News

The State Department approved a possible $21 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Jordan for a UH-60M VIP Black Hawk helicopter and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accelerating its review of industry requests to fly small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the nation’s airspace, an FAA official said April 28. The […]

The CH-53K transport helicopter program has found a mechanical problem in the main gearbox and is in the process of designing a fix, according to a Navy official. Quill rods […]

Poland on April 21 announced it picked Raytheon [RTN] and Airbus Group for a pair of big-ticket procurement items. Poland picked Airbus’ H225M Caracal helicopter for use by its defense […]

A key Air Force official expects the service to announce a timeline and acquisition strategy this summer for its UH-1N helicopter replacement program. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) chief […]

Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense […]

A Boeing [BA]-built Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) facility supporting CH-147F Chinook maintenance training has opened, the company said on April 15. An initial class of eighteen technicians already graduated […]

Flight tests of the Navy’s new MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned surveillance aircraft are going well, but have been slowed by the limited availability of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to […]