Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 15
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NewsSouth Korea to upgrade special ops UH/HH-60 helicopters
South Korea will conduct an upgrade programme for Sikorsky UH/HH-60 helicopters used for special operations by the country’s air force and army.
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NewsAustralia confirms additional MH-60R buy and finalises Apache deal
Australia will obtain 13 additional Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters, and has finalised its acquisition of 29 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsArmy pushes back FARA prototype testing one year
Budget documents indicate that tests of the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme will not begin until late 2023.
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NewsGermany will send heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine
50 German-made self-propelled anti-aircraft canons are being sent to Ukraine, the first heavy weapons the German government has agreed to provide.
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NewsUS Army seeks replacement for Stinger anti-aircraft missile
The Army says the venerable heat-seeking missile will become obsolete in the coming year.
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NewsBell and Boeing vie for Polish attack helicopter contract
Poland has shortlisted the Bell AH-1Z Viper and Boeing AH-6HE Apache for its ongoing attack helicopter requirement.
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NewsUS Marines’ CH-53K makes first operational flight
The US Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift helicopter has made its operational debut at a base on the East Coast.
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NewsUkrainian air force increases fighter fleet as international aid pours in
A senior US defence official says Ukraine is receiving military aircraft and parts, but declined to reveal from whom.
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NewsIsrael returns for more AW119Kx helicopters
Israel is to purchase an additional number of Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx rotorcraft sourced via the USA’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism in a deal worth almost $30 million.
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NewsLockheed Martin posts $1.7bn profit in first quarter led by aircraft sales
The American defence giant says it missed sales targets on the F-35 but beat expectations on F-16 sales.
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NewsRestrictions on drone exports hamper American foreign policy: Mitchell Institute
The US government rarely approves the sale of armed drones to foreign governments, despite regularly authorising exports of combat aircraft and helicopters.
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NewsSerbia looks West for fighter fleet renewal, seeking 12 Rafales
Serbia has “for already a year” been negotiating a potential purchase of 12 new Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from France, plus the same number of second-hand “fighter bomber” aircraft of unspecified type or origin.
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NewsUS clears Nigeria to acquire 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria.
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NewsPentagon’s Ukraine aid package includes 11 Mi-17s, 300 Switchblades
A new US government package to support Kyiv in its fight against Moscow’s invasion includes helicopters and loitering munitions.
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NewsUS services ask Congress for additional aircraft in ‘unfunded priorities’ reports
Required by law, unfunded priority reports detail items that each military service would like to have funded, but which were not included in the official budget submitted by the presidential administration.
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NewsUS Air Force continues cash bonuses amid multi-year pilot shortage
The US Air Force began offering cash bonuses for its aviators on 11 April, as part of the service’s effort to close a multi-year pilot shortage.
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NewsInvestigation into Norway Osprey crash could take months: USMC
The USMC says authorities from the United States are taking the lead on the investigating the crash, which killed four during a NATO exercise.
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NewsQatar takes first pair of NH90 NFHs
Qatar has received its first two of an eventual 12 NH Industries (NHI) NH90 NFH naval helicopters.
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NewsCH-53K to reach initial operational capability this year, Germany considers purchase
The US Marine Corps will take delivery of two more Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters this month, making four of the next-generation heavy lift aircraft operational.
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NewsGE picks Portsmouth for NMH engine sustainment
GE Aviation will use an existing overhaul site for the maintenance of T700 or CT7 engines should the UK select a rotorcraft equipped with either powerplant for the country’s looming New Medium Helicopter contest.