Spain to buy 10 AW139 Helicopters from AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that INAER of Spain will add ten new AgustaWestland helicopters to its fleet in 2009, valued at approximately 62 million euro. These latest aircraft include units from the entire AgustaWestland commercial product range and will be delivered to customer this year
Thales dispalyed its TopOwl helicopter and Pathfinder at Paris Air Show 2009
Thales exhibits its TopOwl Helicopter Helmet Mounted Display at Paris Air Show 2009. TopOwl is the only binocular helmet-mounted system in production that could display the total clarity and contrast of the Pathfinder sensor
Eurocopter to modify 26 CH53 Bundeswehr helicopters for personnel recovery missions
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and the German Federal Agency for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) signed a contract at the Paris Air Show 2009 to retrofit one prototype followed by a further 25 of the German Army’s CH53 GS/GE transport helicopters with the capability to perform personnel recovery missions. The...
Sikorsky,Tata tie up for production of S-92 helicopter cabin
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has signed an agreement with the Tata Group for the manufacturer of S-92 helicopters cabins in India
AgustaWestland to deliver 3 AW109 power helicopters to Egypt
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt through the Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for three AW109 Power light twin helicopters. The AW109 Power Helicopters will be operated by the Egyptian Air Force and used to perform...
Eurocopter, ATE tie up for stand-alone weapon system for helicopters
Eurocopter and French airborne systems integrator, ATE, have teamed up to design, develop, manufacture and sustain a modern, Stand-Alone Weapon System for any of Eurocopter's light and medium helicopters. This modular system is exhibited with an AS550 Fennec light military helicopter on Eurocopter's static display at the Paris Air Show
Pakistan receives four Mi-17 helicopters from US for anti-Taliban ops
US Embassy officials, in Islamabad, announced today that The United States delivered four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani army yesterday to support Pakistan’s counterinsurgency as well as humanitarian efforts. The United States is in the process of identifying additional Mi-17s that may be made available to Pakistan in the future, officials said
$4.4 billion US VH-71 presidential helicopter program cancelled
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has obtained a copy of the recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the VH-71 presidential helicopter. According to media reports, CRS explores the costs of alternatives to canceling the program
Eurocopter to display its brand new EC175 helicopter at Paris Air Show
Eurocopter is presenting the EC175 for the first time in Europe at the 48th Paris Air Show. A full-scale mock-up of the 16-seat civil helicopter in its corporate version is on display
FLIR Systems wins orders on Black Hawk helicopters
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that a number of recent orders are expanding the company's presence on Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters
US Air Force terminats Boeing CSAR-X contract
The US Air Force is terminating for convenience the system development and demonstration contract for the HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue Recovery Vehicle Program with the Boeing Co., of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania for $712,156,535
US approves sale of $820 million 12 Apache helicopters to Egypt
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and support for an estimated cost of $820 million. The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters, 27 T700-GE-701D Engines, 36 Modernized Targeting Acquisition and Designation Systems/Pilot Night Vision Sensors, 28 M299 Hellfire Longbow Missile Launchers, 14 AN/ALQ-144(V)3 Infrared jammers, and 14 AN/APR-39B(V)2 Radar Signal Detecting Sets
Pakistan Plans 4.5 Gen Upgrade for JF-17 Fighter with New PFX Version
Russian Missile Strike Destroys F-16 Fighter at Dnepropetrovsk Airport
Netherlands Retires Zr.Ms. Makkum Minehunter after 40 Years of Service
L3Harris Wins $999M U.S. Navy Communications Contract
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...