All Helicopters articles – Page 5
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NewsThink tank calls for enhanced USAF MRO in Japan
The Centre for Strategic & International Studies has called for Japan to play a greater role in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of US Air Force aircraft in the Asia-Pacific.
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NewsMinesweeping Surion variant conducts maiden sortie
Korea Aerospace Industries has conducted the maiden sortie of the prototype of its mine-sweeping helicopter, a new variant of the KUH-1 Surion.
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NewsBell delivers first MV-75 virtual prototype to US Army
The advanced simulator of the army’s forthcoming tiltrotor will be used to inform early design improvements and help the service to start developing tactics and procedures for the new aircraft.
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NewsSikorsky sees growing role for AI, automation in helicopter operations
Sikorsky executives feel that artificial intelligence and automation will play an increasingly important role in manned helicopters.
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NewsPartners launch ‘architecture study’ for future NH90 upgrade
NH Industries (NHI) partner companies Airbus and Leonardo have launched formal studies related to a future Block 2 enhancement of the NH90 military helicopter, aiming to present operators with a menu of options by end-2027.
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NewsAugmented reality coming to the cockpit as Red 6 moves toward operational fielding
US start-up Red 6 has matured its augmented reality flight training technology and is preparing to field the system for both fixed-wing jets and rotorcraft in Europe and North America.
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NewsAvio Aero signs up with MTU and Safran for next-generation helicopter engine development
Italy’s Avio Aero will join forces with MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines to develop a next-generation turboshaft for future European military rotorcraft applications.
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NewsUS Navy MH-60Rs get serious about counter-UAS mission
The Sikorsky MH-60R naval warfare helicopter has emerged as a key platform for defending US Navy warships from small, cheap unmanned air systems.
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NewsRSAF, Airbus Helicopters team up to test MUM-T with H225M
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will test manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) with its Airbus Helicopters H225M utility helicopters.
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NewsUS Army promises ‘broad’ request for Flight School Next helicopter trainer bids
The US Army expects to issue a request for proposals (RFP) related to its Flight School Next helicopter trainer programme “as soon as this fall”, according to the service’s aviation chief. Although billed as a quest to return to stick-and-pedal flying with single-engined helicopters in place of the current Airbus ...
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NewsParis picks VSR700 uncrewed helicopter for naval need
France has signed a framework agreement with Airbus Helicopters covering the acquisition of the VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft within the country’s SDAM programme.
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NewsNear Earth and Honeywell complete autonomous flight of AW139
Near Earth Autonomy, supported by Honeywell, is competing for the US Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector effort to explore options for uncrewed rotorcraft to support ship-to-shore logistics.
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NewsTunisian air force orders Subaru Bell 412EPX transport helicopters
Tunisia’s air force is to acquire a dozen Subaru Bell 412EPX utility helicopters.
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NewsDutch Apaches to gain JAGM weapons capability
The Netherlands has received approval from the US Department of State for a potential purchase of Lockheed Martin’s AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).
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NewsPoland defers Black Hawk order as other rotorcraft priorities take precedent
Poland has deferred an acquisition of 32 locally built Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopters, having shifted its procurement priorities.
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NewsSikorsky bets on advanced technology as UH-60 twilight looms
The pioneering rotorcraft manufacturer is looking to new product lines ahead of a looming decline in sales for the marquee UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the US Army considers what is expected to be its final multi-year contract for the venerable type.
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NewsNATO Flight Training Europe initiative welcomes four more nations
The NATO Flight Training Europe initiative has gained four new participants, with Canada, Denmark, Norway and Poland having signed up during a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels on 5 June.
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NewsNew Zealand NH90s benefit from rapid avionics improvements
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has conducted an avionics upgrade of its NH Industries NH90 helicopters.
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NewsSpanish navy takes first two NH90 TTHs
All three branches of Spain’s armed forces are now operators of the NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopter following the delivery of a pair of the multirole rotorcraft to the nation’s navy.
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NewsCanada reveals designations and livery for new RCAF trainer fleet
At the 2025 CANSEC defence and security conference in Ottawa, the head of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) revealed the names, designations and liveries of the service’s fleet of 71 new trainer aircraft, including single- and multi-engined turboprops and helicopters.