Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is a division of Airbus Group, specializing in the design and manufacture of helicopters for both civilian and military applications.
Finnish Boarder Guard Receives First Two H215 Choppers
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of two H215 helicopters to the Finnish Boarder Guard. The announcement was made Wednesday at the Heli Expo Trade Show, where an H215 can be...
Singapore’s Aviation Authority Signs MoU With Airbus Helicopters For UAS Proof-of-Concept Trials...
Airbus Helicopters and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Proof-of-Concept Trials, named the Skyways Project, in Singapore. The...
Thales and Helisim To Develop H160 Full Flight Simulator
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Thales and Helisim to develop and deploy the full flight simulator (FFS) for the H160. In line with the “born ready” strategy implemented by the H160...
Airbus Helicopters’ H145 Completes Flight Trials
Airbus Helicopters twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 has proved its operational capabilities for challenging offshore missions in a flight trial last month. During a two-day flight trial in late January, the established...
Poland Scraps $3 Billion 50 Airbus Helicopter Deal, Holds Talks With Lockheed
Poland is likely to scrap $3 billion deal for 50 utility helicopters from Airbus and might buy only a few aircraft. Polands previous government had agreed on a provisional deal with...
Turbomeca Arrano Engine Powered H160 Helicopter Completes First Flight Test
Turbomeca (Safran) completed the first flight test of its Arrano engine, powering the Airbus Helicopters H160. The Arrano engine met the performance expected for the first flight, during the flight of...
Mahindra Signs Pact With Airbus To Produce Military Helicopters In India
Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters inked a pact to form a joint venture to produce military helicopters in India. The statement of intent was signed on January 24 by representatives of...
EASA Certifies Airbus Helicopters' H145 For Max Take-Off Weight
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145 by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in December last year. With this enhancement, the...
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China's 'Skyshield' Anti-drone System Underperforming in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s deployment of China-made SkyShield anti-drone system has faced major setbacks, with military officials citing serious shortcomings in its effectiveness against drone threats
Swarm Technology to Control Attack Drones of Various Makes to be Introduced in Ukraine
German firm, Auterion has developed an AI engine for controlling a swarm of attack drones which it plans to introduced on the side of Ukraine in the war against Russia
Rheinmetall Building New Facility to Destroy Millions of Tonnes of Legacy Ammunition
Rheinmetall is constructing a new facility in Germany’s Bavaria to dispose of millions of tonnes of legacy ammunition from past conflicts and current stockpiles
Russian Troops Receive Tablet-M-IR Artillery Fire Control Vehicles
Russia’s defense ministry has received a new batch of Tablet-M-IR artillery fire control vehicles, delivered by Rostec-owned High-Precision Systems holding company
SJ-100 Airliner with All-Russian Components Marks First Flight
The SJ-100 airliner, built entirely with Russian-made systems and components, has completed its first flight from the factory airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Panama Orders Four Embraer Super Tucano Aircraft
Saab Secures $60M Surveillance Radar Deal in Latin America
Thales Completes Combat System Tests for British Type 31 Frigates
Trump Renames DOD to Department of War
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...