Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two MH-60R Helicopters To Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy has been handed over its first two of 24 MH-60R naval combat helicopters from Lockheed Martin. The helicopters will replace the aging S-70B-2 Seahawks and will add an anti-surface warfare capability to its Fleet Air Arm
US-Russian Helicopter Deal Under Fire
The US government is under fire for allegedly misleading the Congress into buying Russian transport helicopters for US troops in Afghanistan. The Pentagon ordered 63 Russian Mi-17 rotorcrafts worth $1 billion over the past two years
Austria To Buy Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $137 Million
Austria has requested a sale of UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters for an estimated cost of $137 million from Sikorsky. The proposed sale includes 3 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 3 Aviation Survivability Equipment (ASE), 7 T700-GE-701D Engines (6 installed...
Brunei Receives First Batch Of S-70i Black Hawks
The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) took delivery of first four S-70i Black Hawk helicopters at the Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BRIDEX) yesterday. Samir B Mehta, president of Sikorsky Military Systems, was quoted as saying by The Brunei Times that the first batch of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters...
Netherlands Takes Delivery Of Mission Planning & Analysis System For NH90 Fleet
The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken delivery of a Mission Planning & Analysis System (MPAS) in the Final Operative Configuration for its fleet of NH90 NFH medium twin naval helicopters. This delivery of MPAS follows the one released into service in 2011 and it is aimed at both supporting new aircraft...
Russia To Get More Combat Helicopters By Year End
Russia will receive more than 40 combat helicopters by the end of 2013, an official was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “Over 40 new Mi-8AMTSh and Ka-52 helicopters will be delivered to air bases in the Eastern Military District by the end of this year,” Lt
French Army NH90 Helicopter Completes Initial Trails
The French Army NH90 tactical transport helicopter (TTH) has successfully conducted its initial naval trials onboard the second Mistral Class amphibious warfare ship, BPC Tonnerre. Carried out at an undisclosed location, the trials enabled the helicopter's maximum take-off weight to be uprated to 10
Northrop Grumman Delivers Second MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopter
Northrop Grumman has delivered the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S
US Navy Awards $14.2 Million MH-60S Helicopter Units Contract
Enterprise Ventures (EVC) has received a firm-fixed-price contract modification from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center to develop carriage, stream, tow and recovery system (CSTRS) units for the MH-60S helicopter. Under the $14
CHC To Buy More S-92 Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft today announced that CHC Helicopter, Canada has signed a multi-year contract to purchase nine S-92 helicopters, with options to acquire up to 15 more. CHC's aircraft fleet currently includes 110 helicopters made by Sikorsky including 38 S-92 and 67 S-76 aircraft
AgustaWestland Delivers First Italian NH90 Helicopter
The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter in Full Operational Capability (or Step B) configuration. The Italian Navy has ordered 56 NH90s, 46 of which in the NFH variant, part of its modernization plan in order to bring its capabilities to the latest technological standards
China Receives Four More Russian Mi-171E Helicopters
The Russian Helicopters (Rosvertol) has delivered four more Mi-171E multipurpose helicopters to China under a 2012 contract for total 52 helicopters. “Counting this delivery, the customer has received a total of 32 helicopters
Jeju Air Flight 2216 Crash: Black Boxes Lost Data Four Minutes Before
German Army Invites Patria to Bid for Future Armored Troop Transport Project
Damen Delivers FCS 3307 Patrol Vessel to Nigeria
Iran Shoots Down Bunker Busting Bomb in Exercise to Protect Nuclear Facility
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U