Helicopters – Page 55
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AnalysisResurgent Tiger fights for survival in Australian ARH competition
It may have taken years for the Airbus Helicopters Tiger to finally hit its stride in Australia, but the capability improvement now achieved may have come too late to save the attack helicopter from replacement by a US-built product.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters nears first military customer for five-bladed H145M
Airbus Helicopters is close to securing its first order for a H145M with a five-bladed main rotor – the military variant of its strong-selling medium-twin.
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NewsBudget fears end German heavy transport helicopter contest
Germany has cancelled its long-running acquisition of heavy transport helicopters citing budgetary concerns, leaving the replacement of its fleet of elderly Sikorsky CH-53GA/GS models in limbo.
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NewsUS Army to exploit crucial weakness in Russian, Chinese air defences
The service believes it should play a leading role in the suppression of enemy air defences. It believes new rotorcraft technologies give it an advantage over its brethren in the US Air Force.
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NewsUS Army flies CH-47 with GE Aviation T408 engine
GE’s T408 produces 7,500hp (5,593kW), about 56% more than the Honeywell T55 now used on the CH-47.
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NewsUS Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter starts live-fire tests
The service aims to demonstrate the functionality, accuracy and safety of three gun options for the new combat rescue helicopter, the USAF says on 16 September. The helicopter was grounded for the initial live-fire tests.
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NewsUSAF Special Ops wants VTOL aircraft with ‘jet speed’ to replace CV-22
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is looking to leap ahead with the aircraft that replaces its Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey.
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NewsApache takes aim at Australian attack helicopter deal
Boeing has outlined key selling points for its AH-64E Apache offering in Australia’s Project Land 4503 requirement for 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters. During a virtual media tour, TJ Jamison, Boeing’s director of vertical lift for international sales, discussed the capabilities of the AH-64E. The company also provided a cockpit demonstration ...
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NewsUS helicopter manufacturers eye further military sales in Eastern Europe
US helicopter manufacturers Bell and Sikorsky are continuing their push into Eastern Europe as they eye new opportunities in the region.
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NewsFirst MH-47G Block II Chinook delivered to US Special Operations Command
The helicopter arrived on time even though the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania factory where it was made being shut down for about two and a half weeks in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUS Army to accept Airbus UH-72B Lakotas with shrouded tail rotors in 2021
The service has placed an order for 17 examples of the new variant of the Lakota.
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NewsRussia advances shipborne helicopter programme
Russian Helicopters is to begin work on a new shipborne rotorcraft for the country’s navy, which will be capable of performing troop transport, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare missions.
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NewsSerial production of Mi-35P attack helicopter starts
Russian Helicopters has begun serial production of the Mil Mi-35P after confirming the performance of the upgraded variant.
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NewsFrance performs first ‘wet’ contact between A400M and H225M helicopter
France has carried out the first in-flight refuelling of an Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal using its Airbus Defence & Space A400M
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NewsHAL LCH dispatched to India’s high-altitude Leh base
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been dispatched to India’s north for high-altitude operations.
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InterviewBabcock Australasia sees Bell 429 as special forces star
While UK-headquartered Babcock’s defence credentials in Australia are clear – notably in the naval sector – the company hopes that its civil rotorcraft experience in the country will enable it to prevail in a three-way contest to supply Canberra with new special forces helicopters.
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NewsSikorsky secures five-year support deal for Australian MH-60Rs
Sikorsky has secured a $200 million sustainment contract for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters.
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NewsUS Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II starts aerial refuelling testing
The Sikorsky-built helicopter is undergoing two weeks of developmental testing of its aerial refuelling abilities at Eglin Air Force Base near Pensacola, Florida
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NewsBell building advanced manufacturing centre to win Future Vertical Lift competitions
Though a potential contract within one of the US Army’s two Future Vertical Lift programmes is years away, Bell is leaning into its prospects.
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NewsPeru to sell off ‘scrap’ Mi-26T helicopters
Peru is to auction off the three Mil Mi-26T super-heavy helicopters previously operated by its army but which have not flown for decades.