Sikorsky CH-53K and Boeing CH-47F bids submitted for Germany’s heavy-lift competition
Sikorsky and Boeing submitted final bids for Germany’s New Heavy Lift Helicopter programme, known as Schwerer Transporthubschrauber, on 13 January.
US Navy picks Leonardo TH-119 for next helicopter trainer fleet
The deal represents a hard-fought win for Leonardo, who defeated Bell’s light, singe-engined 407GXi and Airbus Helicopters’ light, twin-engined H135.
Half of US Navy’s $380 billion aviation spending in next 30 years to be fighters
Over the next 30 years a small number of high-performance aircraft would make up a majority of future replacement costs.
Malaysia’s air force grounds ancient S-61 ‘Nuris’
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has grounded 12 Sikorsky S-61A ‘Nuri’ transport helicopters, citing maintenance woes.
Poland to float Seasprite replacement plan
Warsaw intends to buy between four and eight new helicopters to replace its navy’s Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime rotorcraft, which are to be withdrawn from use due to a lack of technical support.
Taiwan to investigate UH-60M crash that killed top general
Taiwan will probe the fatal crash of a Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter that killed eight, including armed forces leader Gen. Shen Yi-Ming.
Mi-26T2V to undergo year of testing with Russian military
The Mil Mi-26T2V heavy-lift helicopter will be subjected to a series of tests by the Russian government during 2020.
Boeing lands remanufacturing deal for Dutch, UAE, and UK Apaches
Boeing has secured a $565 million contract to remanufacture AH-64D Apache attack helicopters operated by three countries into the more advanced “E” variant.
Poland receives four S-70i special forces helicopters
Poland has taken delivery of four Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for operation on special forces missions, kicking off a long-overdue fleet renewal programme.
Serbia adds locally produced weapons to H145M fleet
Integration of domestically produced weapons onto Serbia’s fleet of newly acquired Airbus Helicopters H145Ms is nearing completion.