All Helicopters articles
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NewsFAA suspends visual separation between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in busy airspace
US regulators are ordering air traffic controllers to use radar separation in high-traffic airspace following the 2025 mid-air collision between a passenger jet and army helicopter in Washington, DC that killed 67 people.
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NewsBell completes SPINE upgrades on first USMC H-1 helicopters
Bell has completed structural and power upgrades on an AH-1Z and UH-1Y under the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) SPINE programme, with both helicopters now undergoing flight tests at NAS Patuxent River to validate modifications designed to enhance lethality and survivability.
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NewsAirbus and Leonardo open to collaboration on next-generation military helicopter despite differences
Europe’s big two helicopter manufacturers remain open to collaborating on a next-generation military rotorcraft in a reprise of their current NH Industries (NHI) venture, despite markedly divergent approaches to high-speed flight.
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NewsHelicopter Alliance waits for ‘avalanche’ of European orders for refurbished Black Hawks
Czech Republic-based Helicopter Alliance believes there is a need for 20-40 refurbished Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks in Europe for civil firefighting or disaster relief operations by 2030 as the continent tackles the growing threat from wildfires.
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NewsSouth Korean anti-tank missile clears key hurdle before deployment
Hanwha Aerospace is set to kick off full-scale mass production of a locally developed anti-tank missile for the Korea Aerospace Industries Light Armed Helicopter.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters stands up European supply chain for H175M, pitches Canadian final assembly line
Airbus Helicopters has confirmed that it has stood up a European supply chain for the H175M, removing Chinese aerostructures from the military variant of its super-medium-twin.
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NewsGermany orders CIRCM self-protection equipment for bulk of CH-47F Chinook fleet
Germany has ordered Northrop Grumman-produced self-protection equipment to defend its future operational fleet of Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters against missile attack.
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NewsBell’s X-76 'stop/fold' tiltrotor demonstrator advances toward 2028 first flight
Bell’s developmental SPRINT-X aircraft has been designated X-76 after completing its critical design review, clearing the way for construction of a demonstrator that DARPA expects to fly in early 2028.
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NewsField narrows in US Army's Flight School Next contest, but Robinson R66 remains strong presence
The US Army’s push to reinvent its helicopter pilot training programme is down to four bidders – three of which are proposing the Robinson Helicopter R66.
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NewsRoyal Navy helicopters arrive to boost defence of UK’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus
The UK has bolstered its defensive capability in the eastern Mediterranean, with new rotary-wing assets and an airborne surveillance and control platform having arrived.
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NewsAustralia protests unsafe Chinese naval helicopter intercept over Yellow Sea
Australia has lodged a formal protest after a People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter conducted an unsafe intercept of a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R operating in international waters during a UN sanctions enforcement mission on 4 March.
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NewsNear Earth Autonomy plans additional test flights of UH-60L autonomous demonstrator
The aviation technology firm has already conducted fully automated flight tests of its RUC-60 unmanned Black Hawk demonstrator, a surplus US Army UH-60L modified to be optionally unmanned.
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NewsAW249 stays on track for first delivery to Italian army in 2027
Leonardo Helicopters remains confident it will deliver the first AW249 Fenice attack helicopter to the Italian army next year as it ramps up flight-test activities with the new platform.
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NewsUS Army pilots train on Osprey ahead of first MV-75 delivery
Six US Army test pilots have completed a three-month familiarisation course on the Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey with the US Marine Corps, gaining critical tiltrotor experience ahead of the service receiving its first MV-75 prototype as soon as end-2026.
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NewsHAL secures contract for six Dhruv coast guard helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics has won a INR29 billion ($319 million) contract to supply six Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III rotorcraft to India’s coast guard, including performance-based logistics support, marking renewed confidence in the type following safety modifications after a fatal crash in 2025.
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NewsLeonardo stays clear on tiltrotor ambitions and unveils optimised next-generation design
Leonardo Helicopters has doubled down on its pursuit of a future tiltrotor aircraft, unveiling a new “optimised” design even as it ramps up flight testing of an EU-funded technology demonstrator.
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NewsNATO next-generation rotorcraft project closes on final requirements as Boeing re-emerges as possible bidder
A project involving six NATO members aiming to develop a next-generation military helicopter has agreed around 90% of the requirements ahead of the release of a request for proposals to industry this summer.
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NewsUK Ministry of Defence confirms AW149 selection for NMH and adds more funding for Proteus programme
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the selection of the Leonardo Helicopters AW149 for its long-running New Medium Helicopter requirement in a deal that also includes additional funding for the Proteus autonomous rotorcraft demonstrator.
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NewsLeonardo AW149 picked for UK NMH contract ending nervous wait for Yeovil plant
Leonardo Helicopters has finally been declared the winner of the UK’s £1 billion ($1.34 billion) New Medium Helicopter contest, which will see a reported 23 AW149s built at its Yeovil plant in southwest England.
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NewsElbit to supply helmet display systems for Israeli UH-60s
Elbit Systems will equip the Israeli air force’s Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fleet with its Helmet Display and Tracking System, enhancing pilot situational awareness in degraded visual conditions including brownout environments.